Waiting for my first fill....

drcollier · October 6, 2006

Today I saw my surgeon for my first check up since I was banded on 9/11/06. I was fully expecting to get a fill. My surgeon told me that I will have to wait 6 weeks after my surgery before I can have my fill. So I have to wait 3 more weeks. I was a little bummed.

Is this the experience of other bandsters here?

He's a great doctor, I just want to get this show on the road.

Dana_Kwt · October 6, 2006

Hey there ...

I was banded 9/11/2006 as well!! so we are officially Bandmates i guess

I last saw my doctor on 10/3/2006 and he told me that my next fill should take place 4 weeks after the surgery. So, I'm scheduled for my first fill on 10/10/2006.

In your case, some surgents i guess want to give enough time to get used to the band (5-6 weeks) before the first fill and they usually tell their patients when their first fill will approximately take place.

Check with your surgent if your fill can be done sooner since others do get their fills after 4 weeks not 6 weeks post surgery.

Join me in shedding the lb's fast so that we can reach or target weights together, BANDMATE :biggrin1:

Regards,

Dana

:funscale:

Kirsten117 · October 6, 2006

I just had my first fill on Monday. I was banded by Dr. Ortiz and he makes his patients wait at least 6 weeks. Hang in there......

msbug · October 6, 2006

My doc makes patients wait till six weeks after surgery too. Let's them completely heal before aggrevating the stomach more with the fill. I'm impatiently waiting for mine too!

NJChick · October 6, 2006

I was banded October of last year... had to wait until February to get my first fill....... talk about frustration (I was losing weight sloooowly so my doc said as long as I'm losing no fill..... so I gained weight on purpose b/c I knew couldn't continue on my own.. nice eh).

drcollier · October 6, 2006

..... so I gained weight on purpose b/c I knew couldn't continue on my own.. nice eh).

It's weird that you had to do that to be able to get the benefit you need from your band, but I applaud you. Why would a surgeon want you to go by the sweat of your brow to lose every ounce of weight when they were the ones who surgically placed a marvelous weight-loss tool inside you? Doesn't make much sense to me.

I was also wondering: once you have the surgery, could you switch to a different doctor to get your fills, if you needed/wanted to? I could see the need to do that if you and your surgeon had major philosophical differences about weight loss and the band.

Constance · October 6, 2006

I had my first fill yesterday, which was 5 weeks out. I, too, was banded by Ortiz. Although the fill doctor I used said if you are really hungry and not restricted it is time for a fill. He said 6 weeks is the standard timeframe, but every BODY and everybody is different.

Constance · October 6, 2006

Oh, and PS, Ortiz will give a fill before 6 weeks if you tell him you are really having a tough time feeling full.

tanya67 · October 7, 2006

Hi , I was banded 26/9/06 and also have to wait six weeks for a fill.

Tanya

booda · October 7, 2006

I just got my first fill on thursaday and I stll don't feel any restriction. i can go for my second fill in 2 weeks.

TruBlueSue · October 8, 2006

Hi - I was banded 9/1 and finally got a fill 10/6 - I was starving all of the time and wasn't losing anything....

I did go to a different doc than my surgeon - and she was so great that I will go to her for everything!! How happymaking is that? She has a band, is a family doc, and was taught by Dr, Spivak in Houston how to do fills, so its all just a huge bonus...PLUS - if that wasn't great, she is only 10 minutes from my house!!!!

1.8cc fill in a 4 cc band 10/6/06