Two Weeks After First Fill....is This Normal?

[SarahRN482 66]

I had my first fill two weeks ago, and up until a couple days ago, I could still pretty much eat whatever I wanted with little restriction. Then, out of nowhere, I noticed that I have a ton of restriction. I can barely eat 1/3 of what I was eating before and then I'm satisfied. I've even caught myself overeating a few times because I was not prepared to be "finished" eating that quickly.

Is this normal? I know that our band/restriction can fluctuate at different times of the month depending on hormones and other factors, but I had no idea it would be this noticeable!

[GoingforGoal 1,734]

Hey Sarah,

Short answer, yes

For some people, they start with lots of restriction and as inflammation subsides the band gets loser. Than approximately 2-4 weeks later they go in for their next fill.

However, another group of people will start with a tad of added restriction but as time passes it will get tighter. I fall into that category.

If in the future this continues to happen, be sure to not be too aggressive with your fills and give yourself time to reach your full restriction before adding more. Some docs allow fills every 2 weeks and for some of us that would be too early before determining if our last fill was good enough.

If you want to make it a positive thing, think of it as a 2 for 1 fill (snicker)

[SarahRN482 66]

Hey Sarah,

Short answer, yes

For some people, they start with lots of restriction and as inflammation subsides the band gets loser. Than approximately 2-4 weeks later they go in for their next fill.

However, another group of people will start with a tad of added restriction but as time passes it will get tighter. I fall into that category.

If in the future this continues to happen, be sure to not be too aggressive with your fills and give yourself time to reach your full restriction before adding more. Some docs allow fills every 2 weeks and for some of us that would be too early before determining if our last fill was good enough.

If you want to make it a positive thing, think of it as a 2 for 1 fill (snicker)

That's a very good way to look at it!