Filled and ready to looooose

kellymoos · October 8, 2003

Well I am back from Florida and had a fill on Monday. It was no pain at all!! Had it done at the hospital and I was very suprised at how quick and painless:-) Can feel the restriction when I drink; can't take the big gulps that I used to could. Ready to loose more weight. Hopefully I can get all the fills in before the new year since my insurance is covering 100%. My deductible and out-of-pocket has been met. I have not lost any more weight; but am loosing inches....really weird. How does this happen? Hope all is well with all the losers and soon to be losers. Love this board!!!!!!!!!! Everyone Keep up the good work.

donali · October 8, 2003

Congrats! Glad your experience was basically boring. lol

How long were you told to be on liquids after, if at all? Since this is your first fill, just be aware that they can "kick in" 2 to 4 weeks out, so don't freak if you're suddenly a lot tighter than you were right after your fill. Mine take about 4 weeks for some reason.

Isn't losing inches more important, anyway? Just more of a pain to measure.

Alexandra · October 8, 2003

Hey Bandsister!!

Congratulations on your first fill, and good luck with the kickstarting! I'm having my first fill next week, on Thursday. I haven't lost any more weight either, still hovering at 17-19 lbs down, and it was a trick to convince the doctor that I really wanted a fill. (That may be a topic for another thread.) But I'm really looking forward to it and to getting on with the journey.

I'm so glad to hear it was painless. I'm going to the hospital too, and am a little nervous. You make it sound easy!