1St Fill Today/new To The Group

[ntaggart 1]

Good Evening!

Very excited to start my journey with all of you. I was banded on January 11th 2012. I had my 1st fill today and very excited about it . My doctor said she gave me 6 CC's and that was good for my 1st fill but now reading some stories I'm wondering if thats to much and should I call in the morning to make sure? I feel fine and no problems drinking.

[Ladybug28 73]

I'm pre-op but from what I've read on here you should be fine unless you start having problems with things going down. Give it a few days, you may be just right. Good luck on your journey!

[proshooperLinda 7]

Don't let other peoples stories concern you...lots of people have fills with no issues at all! There is such a thing as a delayed reaction (can be from a few days to a few weeks after) so if you start having problems swallowing or if things get too tight or painful then call your doctors office. They expect to hear from you.There is no such thing as a stupid question so don't feel afraid to call them with questions. Hopefully you have a local support group you can go to their meetings. I'm over 15 moths out from surgery and I'm always learning new things from my local support group. Good luck and happy losing! Linda

[kll724 3,055]

Welcome! That is a lot for a first fill, but if you are okay, your surgeon is the one who is the best adviser. Goodlcuk on your journey! Karen

[chrissylu 153]

I agree with these posts. I had my first fill a week and a half ago. In the office and for the first day or two after, I could feel restriction. Then for a day or two, I felt like I couldn't. But then everything settled down and I at eating about a 1/2 cup of food. Blessings and luck to you!

[ntaggart 1]

Thank you ladies. Still waiting to feel that restriction. Its been a week. Scheduled another fill for March 15th. Hope it kicks in before that.

[proshooperLinda 7]

Are you just drinking or what stage of food are you eating? If it's still soft food you might not really feel a restriction even with that fill...you don't want to be miserable honestly! I had a fill in late Jan. and the last couple of weeks I was having real problems keeping food down. Wasn't losing weight even though I couldn't eat or drink much of anything. Monday they took out 1.5 cc and I've lost 3 lbs. because I can drink enough fluids and am eating more protein! Who would have figured! Good luck with your journey! Linda