First fill - now what?

[Hollyb9 0]

I had my lap band surgery on Dec. 18. At first I had great success even before my first fill, Then I had to pull the battery out of my scale and when I put them back in within 30 seconds, I went up 4.5 pounds . . . I haven't made any progress since. To be honest the jump in the number, even though I knew my weight didn't actually change was really deflating. I lost motivation . . .

I went in for my first fill on Jan. 30 hoping to find some new success and renewed motivation. I have several questions about what any of you might have experienced.

• She put in a total of 6 oz, but thought I was burping too much after drinking Water, and took it down to 5.5 oz. I wondered what the range of oz are for people. I'm sure it varies, but I am curious.
  
• I do have to make sure I chew very well, or else it feels like it gets stuck in my throat. Does anyone else experience that? Have you "thrown up" from eating too big of a bite? I have, but it is more like food stuck in my throat. This is one area I clearly need to continue to work on and relearn to chew exceptionally well.
  
• But the issue is that when I chew very well, I don't feel full and I am surprised at the amount of food I can eat - similar to pre-surgery. I thought I would feel full after about 1/4 cup of food. When I try to eat small portions, I am still hungry and I am not supposed to drink Fluid for 30 minutes so I can't use Water to help fill me up.
  
• I emailed the P.A. who does the fills, asking her about this, only to get a response from the nurse to eat 5 small meals a day and chew well. And to contact them again if it continues. I will do that today.
  

Well that is a start anyway, Just curious what any of your experiences are. I have many reasons to make this a success and know I will find my motivation again. But this experience was enough for me to want to reach out and find out what you all have experienced.

Thanks for listening!