Tuesday, December 8, 2009

UN-fill

I've gained weight. More than I care to talk about but it's significant. Many people would think I needed a fill but I thought long and hard about it, emailed my nurse and today went in for my first unfill. I was eating "slider" foods because I knew they would go down without pain. Anytime I ate anything of substance I got stuck. Meat, crackers, potatoes. OUCH. It happened so often that the kids got used to mommy running to the bathroom and would say "Aw, poor mommy". My 5 year old starting saying he was sorry I got stuck. When your 5 year old starts using band lingo you know you are in trouble. I was worried. Every time I get stuck it results in a PB or worse. I cannot handle the pain/feeling and get sick every time. I worry about what I did to my band and stomach. I've known for a while I need an unfill but didn't want to face the scale at the Bariatric center knowing I had gained. So I emailed the nurse and told her my concerns and she agreed I needed an unfill and said not to worry about the gain and that sometimes life gets the best of us. It was the perfect thing to say and I immediately called and made an appt. I got in first thing this AM and Holly (nurse) didn't even make me weigh in. THANK YOU!! She knew I was stressing about it and let it go. So nice. So she took out .5 cc's of my 5.25 and I am already hopeful. SInce my last fill breakfast has been impossible and I've been too tight to eat anything until at least noon. I came home from the unfill hungry and a little nauseous so I sat down with a few saltines and they went down, no problem. Phew, I feel so much better. I am hopeful that I now that I will be able to eat the right foods again I will get back on the losing side of things.

3 comments:

  1. Whew, so glad you got that taken care of and had some nice and compassionate nurses :)

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  2. Sounds like it was a really wise move. Hang in there, sweetie.

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  3. Wow! It's hard to believe that an unfill would help to continue losing weight, but if you think about it, it makes sense. If you are only eating slider foods that are high in fat, etc, then you will gain weight.

    I will need to remember this. I am a new bandster. Banded on Nov 19th & I get my first fill on Dec 28th. Which I am looking forward to. Here's hoping the unfill has helped you to be able to eat real food again & without pain!

    Happy Holiday's

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