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I'm home and having a rough time. I ended up staying in the hospital for 2 nights, as I was not able to drink enough fluids for them to want to send me home. I was feeling terribly bloated and like something 'just wasn't right'. I felt like I had gone to the Fair and eaten one of everything! seriously not fun. Dr. Floch came to see me after his office hours on Friday and said that when he placed my band it was loose, so he had added 2 CC's of fluid. Which is normal, but that maybe I was too tight. He did an unfill right there in my bed, through my very tender abdomen. I just sat there trying to be tough and held onto the thought that maybe this would relieve the pain/bloating I was feeling. It didn't relieve it instantly, but at least the procedure was over, and I was hopeful. I was in so much pain at that point, that him prodding around really wasn't as bad as it could have been. He was sorry he hadn't come armed with some lidocaine, but hadn't expected to be unfilling me. The bloating feeling remained that night, but I was able to walk around.. so I just walked and walked walked for at least an hour or so. My nurse was very sympathetic and would rub my back and ask how I was doing when I'd pass her in the hall. When I settled down to sleep the gas pains in my shoulder were still pretty bad so I asked for pain meds. It worked and I slept for a solid 3 hours-- first time since I had been there. The next morning I woke up feeling so much better. I drank my whole tea, I finished my water cups (1 every 15 minutes for 2 hours or so). When Dr. Floch came by he saw I was doing so much better so they let me go home. Well.. at home I was doing okay, drinking tea, eating broth, but then I end up at night with that same bloated feeling. GasX doesn't seem to really help. I can't figure out what the problem is.. I'm trying to get in as much fluid as possible, but there is NO way I am making 2 liters. yesterday I got in 1 liter, barely. but they had released me saying that was my minimum, but 2 was better.