my doctor does something very similar. The way he explains it it is similar to the surgery. You heal each and every time and you do not want to rush it. "Would you rather end up in the ER with blockage?" or eating something too early? I say no. He has been so good to me and I have done so well with my band..losing 92 lbs in 7 months..It is all fine with me by following his guidelines! :-)

@finallyncontrol...WOW! 92 pounds! congrats on that!!! I agree-I'm doing it b/c I want to loose the weight! I'm just being curious as to the "why" part! LOL! thnx

I follow the rules and I have Had 3 fill's and 2 Un-fill's then another fill. I have always had 2 days of liquids and the 2 days of soft and then food I chew, chew, chew to beat the band. I have never been that stuck I had to go to the hospital. That is scary! I have found that it takes about 4 days after my fill date until I feel any restriction. I always need to watch what I eat on the 4 th day. I am coming up on my 1 year Bandversary on June 29th and I am 1 silly pound away from being a member of the century club. I love my band and have done all I can to Play well with it. Best wishes imaluckydog