4th fill today

andielmt · June 24, 2008

i had another .5cc put into my 4cc band today which i now have a total of 2cc. i lost 4lbs since april 15(my last fill) not much. i am really hoping this fill will do it for me. i have to say that for the past 8 days i havent been that hungry. so maybe its starting to work. my surgeon said that i am pretty tight and that i should notice quite a bit restriction. how soon should i feel this? i had a cheeseburger tonight and ate it fine. i am getting alot of pressure from my doctor for this to work. she says that my band is tight and that it should be working more than it is. i am more determined now than ever to lose at least another 10 pounds before my next fill which isnt until sept. 20 pounds would be the ideal weight loss in three months though, i dont want to get my hopes up.

andrea

VegasGrace · June 25, 2008

You are doing great!!!!

Taking it slow and easy is a great way to produce permanent results. After my first fill of 2 cc, I could eat hamburgers still. No restriction at all.

But just 1 little ole .5 cc...I was restricted to where more than 3 bites of anything would just come back up.

Restriction is a fickle things.

Enjoy the journey of weightloss!

aimlagana · June 25, 2008

Hi there. It sounds like our docs were carved from the same conservative mold. I have the 4cc band too :-( I just had a docs appt on Monday and my fill was 1/4cc this time...Not happy with that. We were banded right around the same time (10/23/07). I have a total of 3.25cc in my band and I am beginning to feel a restriction. My doc told me when that it was tight at 3cc but I really didn't feel much. I've lost a total of 46 pounds since October. I have another 43 to go. You've done so good thus far, don't get discouraged. You probably need another fill. Can you go back to the doc before September? That seems like a very long time to me. I see my doc monthly. Are you on a high Protein, low carb plan (hate the word diet)? I'd be happy to share the plan that my nutritionist gave me. It makes everyday living really easy. Take Care