how soon?

[desertmom 297]

Hi

I had my first fill on the 11th.I have read a lot of scary things about my fill dr. on another forum and was very scared.One of the things was that he likes to fill....puts a lot in with first fill and that people have had to unfill and BP and all that.....

Well the moment he had the needle in the port (first try ..no fluro..) I got into a panic and told him to only put half of what he had in the needle in the band.....he could surely see I was panicking and kindly did what I asked.....

Now I regret it a lot....I have no restriction.Have lost 1 pound....and I am being good as gold with 1000 calories per day and exercise.....

How soon can one have another fill?

He didnt say and I was out of there so fast that I didnt ask.

There seems to be no spesific protocol for anything in this county so I just need to know,physically how soon can one have another?

Thank you.

[Alexandra 55]

There isn't any specific period that one must wait after a fill. Some doctors will add more Fluid as soon as a week later or maybe even earlier if the patient really has no restriction.

In MY opinion, waiting at least a couple of weeks is advisable. Unless he gave you a really tiny amount, it's always possible the fill will make itself felt after some time has gone by. But you and he should talk about whether waiting is necessary.

[La_madam 20]

It has only been 3 days, give it a few more days to see if it kicks in, my first fill took a week to kick in. Some people 's fills take a few days to kick in.