Post-Fill Protocol

Danah1975 · April 15, 2009

Hi all,

Ok so I got my first fill yesterday. My band is a 11cm and yesterday my doctor admitted that he had put in 2cc at time of surgery and yesterday he put in 3cc, which makes a total of 5cc.

So here is my question, what am I supposed to do after a fill? Today I had hot milk for Breakfast, lentil Soup for lunch, and water.. How long is this liquid diet supposed to last?

Do I then move to mushies? soft foods? or start eating normally like I was before the fill??

The nurse said something weird which is why I am confused, she said when you start eating in 10 days!! I thought 10 days? Sounds like post-op all over again!

Any help would be appreciated. Also, when will I know if I have any restriction?

Danah

ParrotheadCathy · April 15, 2009

My doctor says mushies for the rest of the day of the fill, then back to normal. Other docs have different approaches. i'd say call your doctor's office and see what they recommend.

Lopez1978 · April 15, 2009

You should contact your doctor because they are all different. My doctors orders 1 week of liquid, 1 week of mushies, and 1 week of soft stuff after a fill. Yes I know, it sounds strict. But I do as he instructs because I am guessing he knows what he is talking about.

snzgetsfit · April 15, 2009

My doc says 24-48 hours of liquid...then mushy..then back to solid. Check with your doctor

Gus-Gus · April 15, 2009

My doc says two days of liquids, two days of mushies then regular food after that.

Danah1975 · April 18, 2009

Thanks girls for the information. I did call the doc's office today, and the nurse said that I should be on liquids 5 days, mushies 5 days, then regular food.

Well then I asked her if I could try and see if I could eat sooner than that. She said they would rather I didn't, they would rather I forget that I can eat, at least for those 10 days.

I guess their 10 day thing is for more weightloss because of lack of food, rather than because of the band.

Doesn't that seem funny?