Need advice for pain with eating

I am experiencing pain when I eat. Not with foods that require no chewing, such as yogurt. It feels as though something is being pulled or stretched. It intensifies when I take a deep breath. I cannot make an appointment with my Bariatric Surgeon because of an insurance issue. I am going to my PCP tomorrow afternoon. I am worried. Any advice?

Sounds like you need a little unfill.  It's not good to have pain when you eat.  What will eventually happen is that you will gravitate towards soft foods to avoid the pain and those soft foods tend to be higher in calories.. and you end up gaining.  :(

Have you tried drinking something warm or hot before you eat?  Last spring when I was too tight after a fill and having pain, I had to drink hot tea or a cup (not bowl.. small cup) of soup before I could eat my solid food.  I eventually got a tiny unfill (.2cc) and that fixed my problem.

Try to get the insurance situation straightened out so you can see your bariatric surgeon.  Or your pcp MIGHT can do an unfill.. IF they have the right kind of needle.  Make sure it's a huber needle or they could ruin the port.  But I'd be really leary of letting the pcp do it because they'd probably take out too much.  :(

Best of luck to you.

I'm dealing with the same thing.  I had my first fill last week.  They had to remove it the next day.  My pain is in my left lower abdomin. Where is your's?  And deep breaths makes mine worse too.  This is no fun!  I put myself back on a soft food diet for the last two days.  Have you tried that.  Hopefully we can both get this figured out.

I have the same problem. Can you tell me what your ins. situation is ?

I should mention that I have not had a fill in one year. Thank you!

Many of us have had this same problem with my band tightening for no reason. I finally had mine totally emptied because it cost $225 for every fill and unfill and since the bad wasn't doing anything for me anyway. I hopefully will avoid having to have it removed later which I can't afford to self pay for. Please do what ever you have to to get in to your surgeon because this can continue till it causes serious problems. Don't take this lightly it can be very serious.

I agree you need to see a doctor that can give you an unfill as soon as possible you should never have pain when eating. Hope you get this fixed soon

I also get it sometimes, my pain is under my left breast......I notice it more when I eat too big a piece or too fast.......it is like a stabbing pain but doesn't last long.....almost feels like the food is squeezing through the opening.

I went to my PCP and they wouldn't do anything stating that it most likely is a band issue.......seems to me that they use that excuse for just about everything.

I also get a pulling sensation around my port if I am constipated or have gas........

Michele