First Fill, YIPPEE!

AlisaH · March 17, 2008

Hi all!

I just had my first fill on Friday and I am totally jazzed. Things went really well and I was able to see what was going on, where my band was and watched the swallow test, SO cool, I thought it was just great to really see my band in action!

I have a 10cc band and he put in 4 ccs (nothing was left in it at surgery). I was totally feeling the restriction and that was really cool. I was hardly hungry in the afternoon on friday and over the weekend I did some Tomato Soup and refried Beans. I also started on a high Protein Shake blended with some fruit to help get my Protein in.

So, when you all have had fills, how long were you back to liquids only, mushies, etc....

I think I have also dropped a few more pounds since Friday too! :mad2:

Alisa

Ang1982 · March 17, 2008

Woohoo, grats on the first fill going well. Sounds like you are well on your way and congrats on the few more lbs since Fri.

My doc after my fill had me do Clear Liquids the remainder of that day - day two was full liquids (cream Soups, yogurt etc), day three mushies, day four resume eating but start with soft foods.

AlisaH · March 17, 2008

Thanks Ang! When I left the hospital on Friday, they gave me the dietary restrictions which had me on liquids only for a week! I thought that was really nuts! So, I decided to progress myself to mushies Saturday afternoon and did just fine. I am not eating "regular" foods yet, but I am not sure I could talk liquids only for a whole week. I am thinking the my doc is trying to be super cautious, so I am taking it easy, but exploring my options too.

Have a great day!

elle · March 17, 2008

Hi Alish,

I had one fill also. My doctor's regimen is liquids for rest of day after fill and one more day after after that. Then 2 days of mushies and then onto solid food. I follow what he says exactly because I don't want to cause any band slippage. Good Luck. By the way I had 3ccs put in my 10cc band and I have not noticed any restriction. So Good for you.

AlisaH · March 17, 2008

Thanks for the note elle, I certainly don't want my band to slip so I am being careful about what I eat and I have been only really eating really soft mushies since Saturday afternoon. I'm glad I do feel some restriction, but I wonder how long it will last, my restriction following the surgery didn't last too long and I was able to eat any foods. Honestly, I do hope I don't lose any options completely, but if I do, I also hope that I stop wanting those foods too!

Thanks for the info!