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I was banded on 10/08 and I am feeling great (already exercising 30min a day) travelling alot for business across the country and feeling quite hungry.

Due to my travel situation my post op appt is not until 10/30 with a first fill on 11/19. I really feel great and was wondering if it is even worth my breat to try and talk the dr into a fill. The main reason he is waiting until 11/19 is because I am travelling on business to Asia and India on Nov 10.

What do you think?

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I don't get my band until December.. but the first thing in that popped into my mind was:

Doctor knows best....I would trust your doctor.

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No, I would say NO FILL definitely. You could easily be stuck in some other country and have an incident with your band (like the delayed reaction a lot of folks have where it suddenly gets tighter on them....two or three weeks AFTER they get the fill.) Your doctor is being rightly cautious. You've got your whole life ahead of you. Don't rush it.

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Good point Kacee - I am so impressed with your weightloss. Our stats are very similar (my highest weight was 222 and I was 219 the day of surgery). Can you give me any overall pointers? I had a goal of 10 pounds a month and you seem to be doing just that. Any tips you have would be greatly appreciated.

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Definitely wait. I'm off to Thailand in mid-November for 2 1/2 weeks which will also push my first fill out a little bit. However I was banded 10/19.

Biggest reason for waiting is because of the unknown food issues. While you can find lots of Soup dishes in Asia, there's all the rice and unknown textures.

Better safe than sorry. You'll have a chance to learn your band domestically.

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Kacee,

I was just baned last week at the similar weight you started. I don't feel any restrictions now, my swelling must have gone down. After my first fill what will it feel like when I eat, the same as when I was swollen still? Did you change all of what you ate to lose weight or do you still eat what you want just obviosuly much less?

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my Doctor won't do a fill if you are going to be away for two weeks after the fill, as a precaution- I don't really know what to expect- two more weeks until my first fill

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