davidra

Having just had my first fill after almost three months, it's clear that there are differences between people and how they respond. I had steady weight loss without a fill for a long time....but I also tried to eat reasonably and avoid high calorie stuff. Because of my job, I have not been able to exercise at all. I lost steadily but slowly until 2 weeks ago. After my first fill, I again had an absence of hunger almost 24/7 as I did immediately post-op. In my case, I definitely had a response even without a fill, but YMMV. Stick with it, avoid lots of high calorie food (especially liquids), and it will work with you.

Hi Mel. I haven't been on here at all, but continued with pretty good weight loss until last week, so I just had my first fill yesterday (surgery was Dec. 15). Could definitely tell the difference. Still on clear liquids until tomorrow. I just passed 30 pounds this morning. The fill will help a lot, I think. I'm not a good person to be objective, but I can just say that my experience was just fine. I went home at 2 PM the day of surgery and my follow-ups have been very good. Tammy is a great PA and has been very responsive to questions between visits.

Another Gainesvillian here. I was banded with a Realize band by Ben-David on December 15th. Surgery was a piece of cake. Going a little slower than I would like, but I haven't had a fill yet so we'll see. Greg, how many fills have you had? 70 pounds sounds great!

I was banded on 12/15/08 at weight 271. Weight this morning is 252. Lost most the first week or so. Am not particularly hungry ever but find myself eating and grazing when I'm not at work on weekends. Have the occasional feeling that something won't go down, but I've been pretty good about portions, with the problem that I don't weigh food at all and lean toward higher calorie items (lobster bisque is my latest weakness). Have not had a fill yet, and I'm trying to decide if I need one as my weight has stabilized for the past week or so. Nice to be aboard.