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angel1954 · March 9, 2009

I have just registered and I had surgery on 12/15/2008..I am having a hard time as I have had my first fill and it does not feel as if there is any restriction at all I stay hungry and can eat too much has anyone else had this problem?

azsimone · March 9, 2009

Hi, nice to meet you. I had my first fill last week on March 4th. The day after I was to eat soft food and also thought that i don't feel a restriction. But after a couple more days I'm starting to feel more restriction. Also, there is a lot of burping involved. Are you experiencing that too? So, I guess for me, soft foods go down easy, but stuff like toast or shrimp, I definitely felt that. How much did your Dr. fill? I had 3ccs in a 14cc band. Plus, do you have a second fill scheduled?

angel1954 · March 9, 2009

Yes, I am having another fill tommorrow I haven't asked questions about my band size or my fills but, I am tommorrow. The weight loss has really been slow I can look in the mirror and notice changes but the scales are slow to move.

idltime3 · March 10, 2009

You should find out how big your band is and how much is in it. Every time I have a fill, they draw out what is in there and then add from there. It always seems a little less than what should be in the band. Everytime I have had a fill, I know it....My first, I couldn't eat much at all, not even too much liquid for a few days, then it got better after a week. My second fill, was only 1.5 cc, which gave me a total of 3.5 cc, and I went for 8 days, lost 13 lbs. It wasn't good. I went back and had some taken out. They took out 1 cc. After I got home from vacation (we went on a cruise) I went back and I am now at 3.25 cc. It is very frustrating. I have been 10 since this fill, and I am just today, where I can eat a little something without that feeling of throwing up.

Hang in there, everyone is different. It makes mine even harder, because I am 2 1/2 hours from my Dr......:laugh:

Hope this helps....

Sue