when do i get the first fill?

[taubies 0]

Hi everyone i got my band 2/17/10, i'm doing well on the liquid diet, when i asked my surgen when do i get my first fill he said in 3 months!!!. i'm reading here that it usually after the first month, i wonder why? i was 239 the day of the surgery and now i'm 225lb. is it too fast? thank you for your advice>

[SoccerMomma73 1,867]

Different surgeons do VERY different things. Some people get a fill while in surgery then another 2 weeks later. It seems most of us get one at 2, 4, or 6 weeks post-op but I have read a few people who didn't get their first until 6 (SIX!!!!) months. As far as weight loss, while you're on liquids it tends to be fairly fast so no, you're doing fine (great in fact). Keep up the good work!!!

[taubies 0]

thank you very much for your quick response, i guess i just have to wait. when i will be able to eat soft eggs or pouch eggs i have a huge craving for some kind of eggs.

[sweetlemon 0]

Your body sometimes knows what you need. It may be that you are craving a good protien. Are you getting enough protien and if so is it a high quality protien?

[ElfiePoo 109]

It absolutely makes no sense to me why some doctors make their patients wait 3 months for a fill...unless they are ignorant of how the band works.

Until you get restriction, which you won't get until you get your fills, that band is just a lump of plastic.

I had my first fill at 4 weeks post op and then a fill every 2 weeks. At *less* than 3 months I had restriction and I've been losing weight steadily since then.

I can't even imagine the waste of time in not getting fills for 3 months.

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[fhce13 0]

Maybe her Dr. gave her a fill when the band was installed. She should ask. Also if she does not feel that schedule is right for her maybe she can look into a new Dr. I did not get my first fill untill 2 months.

[banded213 7]

I get my first fill at 5 weeks post-op.

[TSB 1]

Hi everyone i got my band 2/17/10, i'm doing well on the liquid diet, when i asked my surgen when do i get my first fill he said in 3 months!!!. i'm reading here that it usually after the first month, i wonder why? i was 239 the day of the surgery and now i'm 225lb. is it too fast? thank you for your advice>

My surgeon's policy is no fill until 8 weeks post-op. It can seem frustrating when you read about people getting fills much sooner. Personally, I am glad that my surgeon takes a more conservative approach to fills as I believe this prevents complications over the long term. Good luck!