No Restriction Yet!

[sherrypep 91]

I was banded on 12/21 have had 3 fills since. I think I ave 5cc's in my and. I have very little restriction and can eat almost anything. I try and stay away from bread for the most part and have not tried steak or pork, but everything I have tried has gone down just fine. I am also eating too much at one sitting and find myself still starving at times. I know I have to have control of my eating but I really thought I would get sick if I eat to much or have trouble eating certain foods and besides from scars on my belly I don't even know I have a band. Will it get better with another fill? I have set a goal go to the gym daily and eat better starting Monday, so maybe this will jump start the weight loss again.

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

You haven't hit the Green Zone yet and need another fill(s) Once you have adequate restriction, it gets much easier.

I'm curious why you've only had 3 fills in 6 months? Most have 5 or 6 in that time period.

[Sojourner 2,446]

My doctor will not do a fill earlier than 6 weeks after the previous fill. And in my case, waiting until 3.5 months for the first fill, with the next one on July 17, it is quite possible that in 6 months I will have had only 2 fills.

Not what I anticipated, but what I had to do. Still waiting for test results to determine if I will need to have my gallbladder removed...which if so, may delay the fill schedule longer...

[2muchfun 8,927]

Hope your doc isn't like Sojourner's? Not that he's a bad doc it's just that 6 weeks is too long for many patients. Some of these docs are so inflexible. Every patient is different and some of us learn how to work our tool/band sooner than others.

Yes, you need a fill. I started feeling a little restriction with fill #3 and by #6 I was in the green zone. Don't be afraid to ask your surgeon for a fill even if it's only 3 weeks since your last.

You shouldn't have to suffer through a diet with no help from a band you paid $10,000 for. Dieting sucks and we all know how well we succeeded with diets. They're uncomfortable and don't work so get a fill.

Remember, "It's only a diet till we get restriction"!

tmf

[johnnycantrock 71]

I would make an appointment for as soon as you can and say you a fill. My doc does a standard six weeks out but also says that if I need a fill before to schedule another appointment for a sooner time and date. I have a fill scheduled in two weeks but noticed my restriction is less since my last, so I scheduled a sooner one and kept my original schedule so I now have two in case the early fill isn't enough.