First of all, I got on the scale this morning and am down another pound. I am now consistently losing one pound every two days ever since I stepped up my exercise and cut out the empty calories. This is awesome for me! Woohoo!!! :biggrin:

Then, it was off to my surgeon's office for my 3rd fill this morning. The nurse was very impressed w/my results since my second fill. Their scale showed a 7 pound loss since my last fill which was less than 3 weeks ago. I almost thought for a few minutes that I wasn't gonna get a fill. She had to go outside and check w/someone else to see if it was OK. She told me she is used to filling Realize bands more often and the criteria for getting a fill is different between Realize and Lapband (which is what I have).

I was glad to find out that I could get a fill today... no wasted trip. She put in .5 at first, I sat up and took a sip of water, then she put in .5 more and I took another sip of water, I could feel it a little in my chest so she then took out .25. So, my fill today ended up being .75 which gives me a total of 5.25cc in a 10cc lapband.

I am supposed to be on clear liquid only for 72 hours (that is the drill w/my doctor) so I have no idea at this point if this fill has really created any more restriction for me. It feels like the water is going down a little bit slower, but not sure if that is just my imagination.

I will for sure stay on clear liquids for the rest of the day, but if I get really hungry tomorrow, I will try yogurt. That is what I did last time and it worked fine for me. Generally, I don't think I have a large inflamatory response to these fills. I have not gotten sick or PB'd at all yet through this whole process (knock on wood) even though I have consistently gotten more and more good restriction after each fill.

All that said, I am very very happy w/how my fill went today. Before this fill, I felt like I was close to my sweet spot. I would be scared if I had gotten more than 1cc today... .75 seems like it might just be perfect. Of course, this is all in theory until I eat again, but so far so good. :thumbup:

Good to hear you are doing so well. I get my 3rd fill soon and can't wait. I believe I'm close to my sweet spot as well. I can eat about 1 - 1 1/2 cup of food at each meal. Like you I have cut out the empty calories and have really picked up my exercise and can feel a difference. I'm trying not to step on the scale but can tell that I'm losing because I already have extra room in my new pants.

Best of luck to you...keep us posted.

Does it hurt at all when you get a fill? I have my surgery next week and I am excited. I can't wait to be where you are and at my "sweet spot"!

It doesn't hurt at all to get a fill. It just feels like a little pinch. I never look at the needle, though. I think it might hurt if I actually looked at the needle. LOL If you are fine w/shots or having blood drawn, its the same. With my second fill, she did have a little trouble finding the port so she was in there longer w/the needle, but you really don't feel anything after the initial pinch. Just don't look!