cannot keep food down and liquids hurt as well

I got a fill a month ago and have seen a significant reduction in the amount of food I eat-it was always tight in the morning so I would drink a protein shake although the last two days I cannot keep anything down, even soup!  I researched the boards and bought papaya enzyme, tried drinking hot tea, etc.  Is it possible for the band to get tighter after a month ?  I am losing weight but only bc I just recently got so tight! I am even taking mucinex liquid to thin out mucus build up that could be causing this tightness.  Help Please!!!

I think the best thing I can suggest is to call your doctor's office and tell them what's going on. You may need a slight un-fill.

I had this problem temporarily as well.  It was definately stress related, and staying on warm tea for a day and relaxing helped.  When I spoke to my doctor's office, the other recommendation was to take a prevacid, and if the tea and prevacid didn't help, come in for an unfill.  Fortunately, I didn't need it after all.

I've had the opposite issue. I'm not feeling anything at all. I'm dieting on my own basically. I am calling doctor tomorrow. It's been frustrating from the get-go. I feel fine; I have no pain; I feel like I could eat and eat - I don't - I feel like I could. I haven't lost much weight since the first two weeks after surgery either. I'm very disappointed.

Have you had a fill yet?  You'll get there...be patient  You'll get to restriciton :) 

CALL YOUR DOCTOR !!

While I doubt it's anything, it's best to be safe than sorry. Always remember, it's better to hear "Oh that's nothing - it's normal" then to hear "Why didn't you contact us when this first started".

A lot of things could make the band tighter (stress, higher / lower altitudes, etc) also stomach inflammation.