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Tomorrow marks 5 weeks post op and I am scheduled for my first fill. I am happy, anxious and nervous all at the same time. I've had five weeks to get used to my new relationship with food- now it's time to get serious and get rid of this weight forever!

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Yeah i can relate. I had my first fill on 1/24, My surgery was on 12/20/11. It was ok. It didn't hurt much. The PA didn't even numb my port area. It was a small stick. She drew the Fluid out to see how much I had in the band from surgery, then she added 1 cc. Now i have a total of 4cc. It looked like a little bit of saline in the syringe. She said it's definitely plenty. Anyway, i don't have much restriction. But i must say that I can go 5 to 6 hours between meals without getting hungry. That's the key. I'm still eating 6 to 8 oz of food. I think i could eat more but I decline to. I really don't want too much restriction because i'm afraid of getting stuck. So i will take the amount of fluid i have and be happy especially since i am not hungry like that.

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I survived!!! I experienced a little anxiety but after two calming pills it was mostly good. Four cc's and if I don't feel restriction by next Friday I will go in the next Friday. 001_smile.gif

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I got my first fill yesterday also but didnt get my til 8 weeks post op. I received 4cc and feel pretty good restriction. Hopefully the scale will show some results next week.

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