First Fill

[baseballmom5 0]

Ok, so I am having my first fill on Monday. What should I eat that morning. I have the fill at 1:00. I don't want to get sick, any suggestions? Did you have pain? What will it be like? As you can tell, I am a little nervous.:smile2:

[adagray 1]

I think you can eat whatever you want before a fill. I just had my first fill today and wasn't given any limitations as to what I could eat before. I ended up just having some cottage cheese for Breakfast because I was running late and it was the fastest Protein I could get. In hindsite, I wish I ate a heartier breakfast because I can only have Clear Liquids after the fill now and I'm hungry!

[LollyMoe 1]

You can eat anything before the fill but yo go on liquids for a day or two after the fill. Good luck.

[kiz 1]

My instructions were liquids only two hours prior to a fill.

As far as getting sick or having pain...not at all to both questions. I've had several fills, and they've always been quick and painless.

[vlp1968 83]

A fill is very easy. Don't be nervous. You are given a local before the fill. The needle will be long but don't get frieked out. You won't feel a thing! Just think, you may feel some restriction. Of course everybody is different. It took a second fill for me to have any restriction.

[LeighaMason 19]

Call your Dr office and ask for specific instructions, mine were no solids the day of the fill, liquids only and fast for 2 hours before then liquids for 1 day after and mushies for 1 day.

Here is what I learned after my first fill. The directions of cut your food into small pieces and eat slowly were too vague.

1) Cut your food into pieces the size of your small fingernail.

2) No more than 1 fingernail size piece of food per spoonful or forkful. This includes mushies.

3) No more that 4 bites then rest for 60 seconds.

Good luck.