hunger subside after first fill

[pinktigerlili 0]

hi everyone,im in my third week(puree)im due for my first fill in 3 weeks,i absolutely starving at the moment and i was just wondering how long after the first fill will i stop being so hungry??

[vlp1968 83]

It took me 3 fills to feel any restriction. You are in what is known as "bandster hell". It's the time between surgery and when you get restriction. Hang in there, it will happen. For a few lucky people the first fill does the trick, I hope that is the case for you. Good luck on your journey.

[ledgins 0]

I was wondering the same thing. i am 2 weeks post op and have my pre op appetite. I don't feel any retriction right now and feel like I can eat anything. I am so ready for my first feel on 10/21 and hope that helps.

[pinktigerlili 0]

thanks,the more i look into it,the more i realize its normal,i spent a few days really worried about it,thinking i had wasted a lot of money.But i think after a band fill things will start happening.good luck with yours.

[sparky1582 4]

Once you have your first fill you will/should feel some restriction. I sure did. The only thing I am fighting now is head hunger. I can eat only 1/2 a can of Soup before I am FULL! 1/4 cup of chicken salad in 1/2 a 6" tortilla is all I can get down. I have had the stuck feeling when I take too big a bite and I don't chew well enough. Good luck.

[jensmallwood 0]

I think it will help when you get back on solid food. That's much more filling (even psychologically) than mushies and liquids. That, in combination with the first fill, will help a lot ... well, hopefully. Everyone is different. (what a wishy-washy answer on my part, eh?)

[BetsyB 9]

I know it's hard to hear, but the first fill often does not effect the change that bandsters so badly want.

Band adjustment is a process. For some of us, it takes several fills to experience any restriction--and often more to fine-tune adjustment.

As frustrating as it is, try to remember that this is the last time you will be hungry in the name of weight loss. Stick to your doctor's recommended eating plan--so that you get a leg up on loss---and know that it will get better.

Your first fill may or may not give you some relief. It's not unusual for there to be some restriction at first (due to swelling), and for that to subside.

No matter what your experience, it will take you a step closer to where you want to be.

I didn't feel much difference at all until my third fill. I was lucky that my doctor was willing to accelerate timing for me a little bit; I had my first fill at 4 weeks, and my second and third fills at 3-week intervals after. (Usually he waits 6 weeks.) But even after that point, I've had a lot of fine-tuning; I've since had 4 fills, and only now have what seems to be lasting restriction.

Don't get discouraged. It does get easier each step of the way....but it's a process.

[BUNNY7 3]

hi everyone,im in my third week(puree)im due for my first fill in 3 weeks,i absolutely starving at the moment and i was just wondering how long after the first fill will i stop being so hungry??

I'm exactly 3 weeks post op today and feel ready to resume normal eating already!!! l'm not pushing it but am definitely eating more than the baby food jar portion recommended- just not enough and I still feel hungry and unsatisfied. I wonder if anyone else is 'cheating' out there and how you're managing to keep to the limits. HELP!

[Nicole74 4]

I was in the same place you are a few weeks ago..I was so looking forward to my 1st fill but unfortunatly, I wasnt one of the lucky ones that got restriction. I am pretty much doing this on my own but hopefully with my 2nd fill I will have more restriction..*praying*

[honk 780]

I had my first fill at 5 weeks 4CC. No restriction two weeks out. I called my doctors office and they wont give an additional fill until 3 weeks. So I will call to check for cancellations for next week.