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What is the aver age time between fills? Banded on 2/15 with 2.0 cc's. I was told I would have my first fill 6 weeks later. That first fill was 2.5 cc's. I don't feel any restriction anymore. Is this normal? doc told me my second fill would be in 90 days! What is your experience?

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I was banded on March 9th and got my first fill 2 wks later. My next appt is April 9th (and hoping for another fill).. Once the swelling went down from the surgery, I was starving and felt zero restriction. According to my Dr, what they leave in the band isn't going to satisfy most people.

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90 days seems really long! My first few fills were only 2 weeks apart for the first couple of months.

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According to my dr, you can have a fill every 2 to 3 weeks - minimum. Sometimes with scheduling, you may have to wait 4-6 weeks but never 90 days :( ask you dr about coming in sooner between fills.

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I had my first fill last Thursday and I'm eating everything. Granted I will be having a visit from aunt flo soon but I hear that is supposed to make things tighter and I didn't want to wait a whole month so I called today and I will get my next one in a week do that will be two weeks apart. I hope it's ok.

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My first fill was just over 4 weeks. Second one is scheduled for 4 weeks later.

Thanks for reading. Jeremy using LapBandTalk<br />Banded 3-9-12<br />Dr. Fox Dallas, TX

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I had my first fill 6 weeks after surgery. My doctor wont schedule the next fill till 6 weeks later.

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