Can it take over a week for a fill to "work"??

[Christal 0]

I had a fill last week and was doing fine, more restriction but not too much. Yesterday I could hardly keep anything down. So I went back to liquids. I just tried to eat dinner after liquids all day and I am not sure it is going to stay down! Can it seriously take more than a week for a fill to work or is it something else??

[TerriDoodle 6]

YES! I always stay on mushies as much as possible for about 2 weeks after a fill....mine just keeps getting tighter and tighter then starts to level out.

[Christal 0]

Ok, thank you! Just wanted to make sure. I was worried something had gone wrong! Glad it is working though!

[destynee990 0]

Yes Thank you very much! I had no idea! just had my 2nd fill Wed (30th) and nothing BUT mushies is working for me.. I was worried that was gonna be the extent of my diet! I am glad it may level off in time..I thought I might be too tight but I have no pain and like I said mushies are ok,solids not so much.. :party:

thanks!

~Destynee~

[Jachut 487]

It never fails to sneak up on me, I had a fill on Monday, jsut a teeny top up, I"d half hoped it would mean I'd finally get under 70kg but had thought oh, well, that did nothing, here is where I"m meant to be.

Then today I suddenly realised I've hardly eaten anything and could barely eat a bowl of Soup for lunch. It doesnt kick in WHAM so suddenly I'm tight, but they always tighten over the following week.

[mcottrillcpa 0]

Terri,

I got a fill 10 days ago. I can keep down liquidy and soft foods. Anything with texture (and sometimes liquids) causes me discomfort. I am trying to decide if i should get loosened, because I haven't lost much weight. I think it is because some of the soft foods (like milkshakes) have way more calories than harder foods (like Protein bars). Do you think I should give it another week?

[marchband 0]

why does it take a week to kick in, i had my first fill 1cc on wednesday and it seems to be working just a little bit, does this mean in a week or so i will not or might it get tighter my doc has me on regular food since the second week post op

[Michee 2]

For me it takes a couple of weeks before i can feel restriction. Not sure why. My last fill was early in Feb.......I was sure i'd need another, but about 2 weeks later I had good restriction. I am still at that level of restriction. I feel that I am at the "perfect" level for me. I can eat anything, but just smaller amounts, and I can still eat enough food to fuel my 2 hour a day exercise habit. My weightloss hasnt been super fast, but my transformation from unhealthy lifestyle to healthy lifestyle has been at rocket speed.