2nd fill not working

mine · March 8, 2007

hi ya

had my 2nd fill, i now have

3.5mls in my band but i can sill

eat a fair bit, when i had 1st fill

i could not eat much, it seems 2nd fill

is not working:( :confused:

any suggestions

mine

ps was banded in December

have lost a stone a half

live in the UK

LapBandit · March 9, 2007

Suggestion...get a third fill! It's OK that your fill wasn't enough, it happens. I'm almost a year out and still searching for the sweet spot! It can be LONG process for some of us!

foodstampchamp · March 11, 2007

Do not feel discouraged if you have to get more fills. Happens to a lot of people. I for one was expecting to wake up from my lap band surgery and feel restriction (which I did have from the swelling but it went away after 1 week) Then I was expecting restriction after my first fill, nothing. I just knew my second fill was gonna be life changing. nothing. 3rd times the charm I thought. Nope, nadda, nothing. By the time my 4th fill came around I had lost all hope. As you can see. I got where I needed to be. Easy for me to say be patient. Much easier said then done. I hated when people would say that to me but I knew they meant well. But you know what? They were also saying it because they had been in the same boat as me and knew what they were talking about. My advice to you is to just work your band as best as you can whether you lose weight or gain weight and just keep on coming in for your fills till you get to your sweet spot. It will happen.

mine · March 11, 2007

hi

thank you so

much for your kind

words and support

have booked my next

fill as we speak

i live in hope

mine:)

Ancee · March 11, 2007

Hello,

This is my first post, but I would like to know how often you guys get fills? My doctor will only give me a fill every 12 weeks, I have asked for a fill sooner; but he refuses. He has told me that fills given too often can cause problems in the long run. I have never heard of this before.