I think my fill is to small

jordanemanuel · February 26, 2008

I had my lapbanding surgery Dec 5 and since then I've only had 1 fill, I missed my last appt. to get my second fill, but my Dr. only put in .5 cc no wonder I can eat almost anything.

I don't know the size of my band, but when I went in for my first fill I had lost 11 pounds and my Dr. Said I'm only going to put in half a cc.

I mean I can't binge like I use to at midnight, but I can put down a full steak with rice etc...

Any advice???

christasha · February 26, 2008

I've only had one fill (banded 12-3) and it was for 1.5cc. I'm really ready for another one but have to wait until 3-13. However, even though I'm hungry and have to control myself without the aid of the band, I would try not to eat a huge amount of food at any one sitting. While the band isn't helping all that much so far, I don't want to jeopardize it by way overfilling it. I was also told I couldn't have steak for a year after banding because of the fibers . . . and I won't even try rice because of all the people that get stuck on it. You have to help yourself with your choices while waiting for the right fill to get to your sweet spot . . . it isn't fun . . . but I've been through too much to ignore the basic rules. Take a deep breath and just jump back on that band wagon! That's the cool part about the band . . . you CAN jump back on and start over! Yea!

Good luck! - Chris

antsmith101 · February 26, 2008

If you are still eatting alot, feeling hungery, and not loosing much weight then I suggest calling up doctor office and try setting up another appointment sooner.

I called mine up, which i'm seeing next week instead of first part of April. I have started eatting more and getting hungery... so I placed myself onto a modifed liquid diet to help control myself and prevent gaining while waiting for next fill.

Good luck....

Side Note: When I do end up eatting dinner time... I like to eat small portion and then fill up on like Apple Slices or some kind of fruit.... before band... I fill myself up with coke and chips or any other bad for you Snacks :biggrin:

jordanemanuel · February 26, 2008

Thanks for advice.

I try to eat 3 times a day and have a Protein drink, maybe 2 fruits, but my problem is that I have a terrible habit of eating at night. I have twin boys and I can not sit down to eat until everything is done. I work 2 jobs so, that's pretty late and that is when I tend to binge. At first I wasn't able to, but now I can pretty much eat any amount, well it's a lot less than I use to eat but it's still enough to maintain my weight.

I mean I don't eat alot of junk, I never have, like chips, soda, pizza or take out food. And I noticed that I took my kids to a party and tries to eat a slice of pizza and I had the worst choking attack, so I know I can't eat a whole pizza or bread, but I can sure put down a whole steak and large baked potato.

Thanks for advice, hopefully my next fill my Dr. Will be more agressive.