Sooo, I had my first fill today, 1.5 cc in my 10 cc band. It wasn't bad at all, Dr. McEwen got me first stick =]! He also does a numbing shot so you really don't even feel it. The Doctor's Office told me clears for 24 hour, full liquids for another 24 hours, then play it by ear. I feel a little change already, It may just be my mind. I was already feeling restriction I have cut my food intake by like 75%.

That kind of got me introuble last week at the dietician. I had been eating so little she made me add in some more stuff. Just making sure I have meat, more calories, more protein. I am sure I was probably starting to go into starvation mode. So between now and my appt 10/11 I gain a few pounds. Still getting less that 1,200 calories, so my body is probably just adusting.

I started a silly yoga routine at night. It is off my OnDemand, but it is a 20 minute workout I can handle. Also working to build up more time on my elliptical everynight. Walking 1+ miles a few days a week.

Over all I think I am doing everything right. I have lost a good amount. This surgery was sprung on me very fast, I wasn't even thinking about it before my first appt 8/27. Surgery 9/18.

When driving back to work after my fill appt I really was thinking about the surgery. I walked in that morning not really understanding the full extent, not seeing this is now the reality of the rest of my life. I remember laying back on the operating table, my heart rate sped up. It sank in at that moment, right before I was out for surgery. Before I could comprehend or think. Just a split second of seeing the rest of my life. Now here I am, and I would never take it back either. I feel great, am losing(besides past week or so), excersizing. I know my goal weight is coming sooner rather than later. I can see and identify my day to day mistakes, and I am curing them all.

I'm new to this site and the surgery. I was banded Oct 3, in Mexico and am having troble finding a doc to do fills so I will try Dr Fitzpatrick. I use lots of protein powder to stave off the hunger and hopefully not to get back into the starvation mode I've seen a bazillion times before. Still on soft foods for one more day. Then a little worried about how the fills will go etc. So far though 20 lbs gone and I wouldn't go back either. Have gotten a couple of sticky things a little bit stuck, but not too badly. The really small bites are a little bit hard to get used to, sometimes I am just not mindful enough and forget to chew things up enough. It is definately a learning process, to chew things to water consistency. You go girl, feels good to be eating better doesn't it.

QGREAT LEANN JUST WANTED TO SAYI HAVENT BEEN ON DUE TO DIFFICULTIES ENTERING THE CHAT ROOM I AM SO GLAD THE FILL IS WORKING FOR U

My frist fill and I got my butt chewed by my doctor. Not that I dont deserve it. It took me longer than I expected to spring back from surgery. I had horrible gas pain and losing the first 20 lbs , i got a little too excited.. I've gotten some food stuck and it really feels like im going to choke. But I have learned from my painful lessons and hopefully my doc will be happy next time he sees me. I started at 208lbs in march my surgery was on may 18th now a month later im at 181lbs. So tI hope i can get back on track .