Less Restriction and Weight Loss After First Fill?

[Avalancha 0]

I was banded about 7 weeks ago. My surgeon primes the band with 2 cc at surgery. Things were going really well. I was feeling lots of restriction, and the weight was coming off, until I got my first fill of an additional 2 cc last Weds. Since then, I've felt little restriction, have been very hungry, and my weight loss has stopped. What the heck is up with that?

[Wheelchair 13]

That sure is odd. I, too, had 2 ml during surgery (6/3) and received my first fill of 2.5ml this past wednesday. I feel a whole lot of restriction now... a lot more than I had before.

Relatively, do you feel LESS restriction after the fill? Are you still on mushies or have you progressed to solids?

[Acadia 20]

Did your doctor do your fill under fluoroscopy or blind?

[Avalancha 0]

That sure is odd. I, too, had 2 ml during surgery (6/3) and received my first fill of 2.5ml this past wednesday. I feel a whole lot of restriction now... a lot more than I had before.

Relatively, do you feel LESS restriction after the fill? Are you still on mushies or have you progressed to solids?

I actually feel LESS restriction after the fill. Technically I can progress to solids, but have been a little reluctant. Just tried a little salad tonight and that didn't feel too good. I am feeling more restriction today than I was yesterday, so maybe I was just having a weird day?

[Avalancha 0]

Did your doctor do your fill under fluoroscopy or blind?

The guy who does it at my Dr.'s office is a Nurse Practitioner, and he did it by feel. There was a surgical resident in there who tried first and couldn't get the port. (That was fun.) But I definitely felt when the NP hit the port, and he pulled out all the liquid that was in there--2 ccs-- to confirm, then put in 4 in its place. Feeling a bit more restriction today, but not significantly more than I was with just 2 cc. Weird.

[Acadia 20]

It's good that they verified they were in. It's not uncommon for blind fills to result in punctured tubing, which leads to a leak and tubing replacement (not fun).

It could just be that your fill is taking its time. Mine take anywhere from 4-6 weeks to reach their full effect.

Give it time. And be careful, while you may feel that you can eat more you may be very surprised quite suddenly by a food you thought you could eat that you really couldn't. For me it was rice oddly enough. Figured it would be safe - nope. Stuck. And remember, on stormy bad weather days your band will be a little looser. On clear days it will be tighter. So if you've had a few stormy days where you are that will account for part of the delay.