Bummed.. Not filling any restriction with my first fill

[Missprdiva 0]

Happy Sunday All,

Okay I am a little bummed! I had my first fill on Friday, they put 4cc in me... But I am not filling any restriction! Is this normal?? I thought I would fill restriction so I am kinda bummed.

[Renob 1]

I think many feel this way after there fist fill, Im lucky and feel tons of restriction with no fill, I go in for my one month check up this coming Fri and Im going to tell him NO fill.

Call your Doc and have him put in more.

Edited September 7, 2008 by Renob

[two two 0]

I had little restriction for maybe two days with my first fill. I just got a fill on friday so maybe this one will be better. It will get better.

[SassCie 0]

Miss Diva,

This is totally normal. Some do feel a restriction after their first fill, however; many do not. I am like you and feel no restriction after having had my first fill last month. Some of us take a second, third or even a fourth fill before we begin to feel like the band is working. I am imapatient and bummed myself . . . but we must learn to be patient . . . and trust that the band will be the tool we signed up for when we had our surgery.

Stayed tuned . . . it will get better!

[CassCass 0]

I received my first fill 3 weeks after surgery. It's been a full week and some days since that, and I still don't have much restriction. I have gotten food stuck, but on most things I can eat and eat and not get full.

My nurse told me to expect this though and to not get discouraged yet. She said I may not feel any difference at all yet and that it could take 2-3 more fills to get to the perfect spot. Currently I'm at 6.5cc's in a 14cc band.

Just hang in there!

[amonroy 0]

Your lucky....I only got 1 cc for my first fill and it did absolutely nothing, especially after being poked 20 times to find the port. I go back in Tuesday for a second fill but my doc seems a little conservative with the fills so I dont know how much i'll end up with this time.

[Missprdiva 0]

Thanks everyone!...

Do you guys measure your food? do you eat more than 4 ounces? I just wish i was just able to eat very little and be stuffed! Im so impatient... I have been working out to try and keep my mind off eating.. and it works most of the time.. but the weekends are hard.. home for most of the day.. i snacked a litte.... I havent gotten anything stuck.. which seems like i am the only one...

[simplycami 0]

I had my surgery on 7/31 and have my first fill on this Thursday. I TOTALLY agree with you. I want to be full quickly. I am so bummed at this point. I feel like I paid all of this money only to pray I don't gain weight during this time. Of course if I was losing I would be MORE motivated to be excercising everyday. Right now I feel more deprivation just because I know I shouldn't be eating but by the afternoon (4 pm) I am starving. I hope you find the restriction you are looking for!

I would call your Dr. I know the office I go through want you to wait 2 weeks to make sure but maybe they are more aggressive.