First Fill today

[JourneyGirl 10]

Finally I am here and had my first fill this morning! I have no trouble with the unknown, and have a high tolerance for pain so I wasn't stressed over it. But for those of you who are, don't be! I didn't even feel them stick me! It was such a breeze.

I had 2 cc's left over from surgery and they added 2 more, for a total of 4cc's. They said that 9cc's is the fullest that they can go.

I will say that is nice to finally feel the swirly feeling of your beverage when you swallow it! I have had no restriction at all so I will take any at this point, no matter how small. Just to be moving forward is great!!

Hope everyone elsessexperience goes good too!

[mattie7632 24]

I had my 2nd fill yesterday, now I have a total of 2.6 cc. I only had one cc before but I actually did have some restriction. I am anxious to see how much more restricted I will be in the few weeks to come

It's awesome to start feeling the band working isn't it?

[Danni_33778 0]

I just had my firstf fill on Wed. 3/30 and still feel no restriction. What is this swirly feeing you speak of?

I can gulp half a bottle of Water with no problem and can probably drink more, but don't want to test my band too much. I don't have to take small bites or chew my food more than normal. Shouldn't I expect to feel some restriction at this point? I feel like I can eat anything, but haven't tried EVERYTHING!

I alreay emailed my dr. to ask for more. I was told i have a 'standard' band and he only gave me 1 cc for my first fill.

Am I doing the right thing to ask for more?

[mattie7632 24]

I only got 1 cc with my first fill. My doctor will only fill about a cc at a time. I guess we all get to that restricted feeling at different times, but for me I've had the most control a few weeks after fill 1. I'm PMSing and 2nd fill is still new, so I will give it a few weeks to determine if I feel like I need more at my next appt