Question (Restriction)

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

when you get the lap band, does restriction start?

my nutritionist says it does but on the forums, i am reading that restrictions

dont start until the 1st or 2nd or whatever number fills.

can someone please explain?

[honk 780]

Really depends on the person. It took me 6 months of fills to get restriction. Some doctors leave a fill in during the surgery; but everytime I've heard of that it has caused problems. IE the person having trouble even driking liquids post op.

Personally I don't think the Nut. should be saying you'd have restriction right away when most people don't. In my experience this was a will power diet for the first 6 months. I would tell you to be prepared for that. Just my experience.

Do I regret having surgery absolutely not!

[lifebegins2012 21]

HI. My surgeon has told he that he may leave some in at the time of fitting but I won't expect it:)

[xlaurax 8]

My Dr put 2 cc's in at time of fitting and I had to have it removed because I could not keep anything down not even Water it was horrible!!! They removed all 2 cc's and I dont feel any restriction! I am hoping to get some on April 10th went I go back But I am also kinda scared to have the same problem again. The Dr said they will take it slow with my fills because of me not being able to handle the 2 cc's.

[morelgirl 177]

It's really a yes AND no question. Immediately after surgery, most people do think they feel restriction in that they are not hungry and get full fairly quickly even off liquids. The problem is that usually this doesn't last more than a couple of days to a couple of weeks, because it isn't actually the band "restricting" the amount of food you eat; it's the swelling in your stomach caused by the trauma of surgery. As your stomach heals, the swelling goes down and that initial feeling of "restriction" disappears until you begin getting sufficient fills in your band.

A similar process happens with the filled band, as I understand it. You will be filled enough to experience restriction, then as you lose weight, you will lose fat in your stomach, shrinking that organ and thus making the band looser. That's why you need to go back later and get another fill to start the cycle over again. Hope that helps!