1st fill tomorrow!!

[aufan 69]

I'm 5 weeks post op today and my first feel is tomorrow. I'm not nervous about the procedure just about the swelling afterward. I leave to travel out of town tomorrow evening and I've not traveled with the band much less after a fill. I'm being proactive and planning my liquid days. Sunday will be tough though. It'll be soft/mushie day and I'll be at my MILs house for lunch. It's a big deal for her and I've got to figure out how to get through that meal since she doesn't know (not the best secret keeper) and I really don't need judgement right now. I love my MIL but just can't justify this to her since its my personal choice.

Anyway hubby will be there to deflect and distract her Love him!!

I have some restriction now but can't last 4 hours. Hoping to start off with a couple cc's.

Yay for progress! Also I want to see what I weigh on his scale!

[aufan 69]

So the first fill experience this morning was really cool! I weighed (down 5 more pounds for a total of 15 since preop) and then went into talk to my dr. Next we walked in to the fluoroscopy room. I laid down, he said "quick stick" and bam fill in! I drank that stuff and we watched it hit the pouch the go through the restricted band about the size of a straw. Crazy!!

I'm suppose to be on Clear liquids til tomorrow then full liquids two days then mushie then soft with a chew chew chew!!

What do y'all do after a fill? What's y'all's progression after a full?

[lizann85 4]

I've had my band for just over a year. My fills have been uneventful. My doctor recommends a liquid or soft diet for 24 hours following a fill and then it's back to the usual.

When I don't feel like explaining my eating habits I just say I'm having some stomach trouble and leave it at that.

Mist days I just follow doctor and nutritionist instructions and enjoy my new life. Good luck.