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Hello! I was banded 7/14 of this month by Dr. Almanza and he actually doesn't fill the band with anything, he just puts it in, so i have a band but with no restriction whatsoever. I was wondering how long after the surgery do i have to wait to get my first fill?

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I got my first fill 4 weeks after surgery

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I think each doctor may be different but I was banded on 5/23 and did not get my first fill until 7/17. I, like you, had nothing in my band after surgery. He put in 2 cc's on the first fill and I will have another one on 8/16. He requires waiting 30 days between fills. I still don't have restriction yet and am relying on my willpower. Don't get discouraged. It may take several fills before you feel restriction and hit your green zone.

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I got my first fill at 2 weeks post op. I've been doing really well since then & I'm only 4 1/2 weeks out. Each doctor is different, just like with pre/post-op diets.

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I think it's rare for a surgeon to fill a newly placed band. Most wait 4-6 weeks. At 4 weeks post-op I got 3 cc's put in my 11 cc band. At 8 weeks post-op, he put in another 1.5 cc. All falls down to surgeons preference.

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Thanks so much for the replies guys! Give me a better idea of what i might have to do

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Mine makes us wait 5 weeks post op - and then 30 days in between after that. Best of luck to you!

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3 weeks and 2.5 cc for me

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My surgeon won't do a fill until 4-6 weeks after surgery and you are on regular food. This so the post op swelling is gone and you can judge restriction better with real food.

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I got my first fill at 2 wks out b/c I had gained weight on mushies/soft foods. I was told nothing would be in the band when it was placed but at my first appt (2wks), I was told there was about 2.5cc in it.

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Most doctors place the band in but leave it empty. this is do to the swelling that happens after surgery. My first fill was 9 days after surgery. He only put in 1cc. If you look at my weight dates in my signature, those are also the days i got fill. I never had an unfill....well until the Tummy Tuck.< /p>

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I was banded may 23 and didnt get my first fill till august 1st when my weight loss stahled. My doctor put 5cc in.

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I heard that if you can keep losing, they try to wait as long as possible so they don't fill your band so fast. so if you have enough will power to keep losing, they will prolong it. If you had 10 cc band and within 6 month you would not want to be more than than 6 cc half way of the 10 cc band.

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