My first fill

[band-4-life 2]

Yesterday was my 2 week since my surgery and my doctor appointment and my first fill of 4cc. I had to drink Water before I left the office to make sure it went down. Ok, I was fine. Now what I don't understand is when it was time to eat I was a little scared because of all what I read about vomiting, food not going down. But to my surprise when I eat I felt no restrictions. Is that possible I'm hoping someone can share the light on this for me.

Edited March 13, 2015 by band-4-life

[TheProfessor 378]

Sometimes fills can take up to 2 weeks (!) to "settle in". I learned this after my first (and so far, only) fill back in late January. I was able to eat a 'normal' bandster-sized meal afterwards. Part of me was a little relieved, another part of me a wee bit disappointed because, like you, I had expected to feel a more profound sense of satiety after just a few bites.

After I posted on this board about that, someone pointed out that fills can take a couple of weeks to settle in. Interesting! That's why the general rule is to space them out over time. We have to give them time to 'take'.

In terms of judging the success of the adjustment through the lens of perceived 'restriction', take note of your satiety level. How are you feeling between meals? Can you easily go 3-4 hours between meals with a complete absence of hunger? If you are noticing a lack of interest in food and long periods of satiety after a small meal, that sounds like a successful fill!

Last week someone on the board taught me the concept of "Creeping Toward the Green" - getting small fills (like .5 ccs at a time) until we're in the green zone. You don't want to get a whopper adjustment/ fill that causes you to swing into the Red Zone (sliming, vomiting, only able to get down fluids...) as this will undermine the weight loss and cause your little body distress!

So give your band time to let this fill settle in and ask yourself how you're feeling between meals! Hope this helps. :-)

Edited March 13, 2015 by TheProfessor

[band-4-life 2]

@Professor

Thank you so much for helping me understand what I am to expect. I am so glad I found this site to help me through this.

[B-52 7,113]

My first fill was 4cc's...it did absolutely nothing...matter of fact, between the first and second fill I started to gain weight!

cc's are volume, mg is mass...so I don't know how my first fill equates to yours.

[band-4-life 2]

@B52 you are correct with the volume I was wrong it is cc not mg. Thank you for the info. I lost 24 pounds in the first ten days of my surgery on my 14 day I had my first fill.. Like you i felt nothing.So I will see how the next 4 weeks go. So starting Monday I'm going to hit the gym to see if my weight start dropping again. Hopefully my next fill I will feel the different.

[TheProfessor 378]

I feel as though I am living (happily, though I am...) fill to fill. I have a much needed adjustment coming up this Tuesday, and as I've been in a stall for a couple of weeks, I'm looking forward to the fill like it's Christmas day!

Haven't had a fill since my first and only back in January, when I was 5 weeks post-op. The lovely nurse who travels to London to do adjustments for the Toronto-based Surgical Weight Loss Centre patients residing in London (my home) was in a severe car collision and was unable to travel. And so I have been waiting for my fill...

CAN'T WAIT TO KICK START THE WEIGHT LOSS AGAIN! I'm down 38 pounds - I'm ready for the next 38!

I've learned from this board in the past couple of weeks that even a fill as small as .1cc (yes, that's POINT ONE of a cc) can make a difference.

Interesting how everyone's body is so different. Fascinating, actually.