First Fill

[debbie_7155 0]

My first fill date has been moved from the 22nd April to 9th April (next thursday) im so excited about this & cant wait, im not hungry at all & have been losing well,

Just curiosity wanting to know everything is working right & to feel what its like to get a fill :wink:

[Libbyjane1976 1]

Well all doctors do it differently. My doctor has me lay back, they give me a shot of local anestatic and then after that they do the fill. I feel nothing and I am a major needle phobe.

They probably won't fill you very much so you probably won't have much restriction although you will feel fuller a little faster.

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

You may or may not even get a fill. More than one person has posted that their doctor said their weight loss exceeded the average and that as long as they are losing they do not need a fill. But your weight loss is fantastic!!! Congratulations!

[ru4ou 0]

im not that hungry anymore, and had my 1st fill done on the 3/31. I don't feel any difference, and i still can eat 3-4oz of food. I thought i would be able to handle the needle for the fill bc i used to give myself insulin shots but the needle is bigger and it hurt like heck. But the doctor said it was still a little tender and it will get better as time passes. Oh, and i dropped another 5lbs.

[debbie_7155 0]

I eat more than 3-4oz of foods, my meat is between 4 - 5oz on its own, then i will have dessert spoon of mashed potatoes with mixed vegetables... but way smaller portions than i used to eat before being banded, I consume between 800-900 calories a day

I go to the gym 3-5 times a week & swim too

[ru4ou 0]

i was lookin at the paper work that i got when i left the hospital. 2 ozs of Protein, and 2 ozs of veggies. So, i thought that was all i was suppose to have regardless. Maybe i'm in the wrong. I dunno. That's why i all you wonderful people to keep me straight.

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

2 oz. Protein and 2 oz veggies sounds more like one meal to me. maybe it just isn't written very clearly. that would be about 3/4 cup of food and that is what a meal should be approximately.