1st fill?? When??

[mzmel 8]

I am only 3 weeks post op and went for my first appointment today. I lost 10kg.... Sorry not good with pounds.... In the 2 weeks pre op and 2 weeks post op and then nothing this week. But the doctor put 4cc in my band already!! Is that normal??

[Tomander 614]

I had 3 cc put in on my first fill.

Each doctor is different. It depends on the person and if you had a fill at the time of surgery (I didn't).

My first fill was at 6 weeks.

I had 4 fills in total (no defills). I'm at 7.5 cc in a 10 cc band.

Remember, 4 cc for you can be like 7 cc for someone else so that's why it's difficult to compare from person to person.

Good luck on your journey.

Keep asking lots of questions... this is a GREAT site.

If you have access to a support group I strongly suggest you try and attend as many meetings as you can... especially for the first few months

Tom, Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 156 lbs

tomander@bell.net

[SageTracey 608]

I am only 3 weeks post op and went for my first appointment today. I lost 10kg.... Sorry not good with pounds.... In the 2 weeks pre op and 2 weeks post op and then nothing this week. But the doctor put 4cc in my band already!! Is that normal??

I'm not sure I understand exactly what your question is.

From your topic title I thought you were asking when you would get your first fill but from your post I am not sure whether you are asking whether your weight loss is normal, whether it's normal to get 4cc in your first fill or even whether you are stating that you got 4cc in your band during surgery.

There are plenty of very helpful people on this site who can help answer your questions if we know exactly what you are asking.

Good luck.

[elcee 3,342]

that is 22lb in just over 4 weeks. i assume you are not complaining?

[mzmel 8]

Oh no!!! Not complaining at all. I had an empty band for the 1st 3 weeks. I went to my 1st post op appointment today and I thought it was just a check in check up..... I was just shocked that my doc gave me a 4cc fill on my very first visit. The question was is it normal to get a fill this soon?? I just wasnt expecting it considering I'm never particularly hungry! Maybe he did it coz I lost nothing for 1 week..... I don't know!

[wildrose1966 396]

I had my first fill 6 weeks post op and only get 1cc per fill, no discussion or negotiation on that, it is just the way my surgeon works, plus I live 6hrs away go I can't afford to get in trouble with an overfill and have to travel back 6hrs 1 way for a defill.

[2muchfun 8,927]

Don't expect to lose weight every week and maybe not every month. It's very common to go weeks with no weight loss due to many factors. Your surgeon is the only one who saw your stomach and knows how much you need. Leaving it empty gives your stomach time to heal. Filling the band with 4 CCs may not be normal but what is with the band? Nothing!

tmf