is it possible to have restriction without a first fill?

[if only 0]

hi

I had my band inserted on 25 Aug 09 and I am due to have my first fill next Saturday, the strange thing is...I am not the slightist bit hungry today! I am still in the mushy food stage and when I woke up today, I did not feel like eating, so not like me!

after about 6 hours, I decided I had better eat something and I forced myself to eat some scrambled egg but was very full when eating it. about 5 hours later, I had some of a weightwatchers fish pie. I am stuffed all day!

I have lost about 21 pounds since my first consultation and I am very happy about it

I am wondering if I should have my first fill next week or should I wait? I am self pay and my package includes 4 fills, I don't want to use up my quota of fills unnecessarily, can some please give me some advice? :wink:

[Sarahbear 0]

I read that some people go 9mths without the first fill because they're losing. I have good restriction too. I was banded 8/27/09. My doctor is strict on waiting 6 weeks before the first fill and I thought that would be imposible, but I have lost 11 pounds already and that's awesome.

[should_be_working 0]

I agree. I was talking to a guy in the waiting room at my doc's office and he's been losing for 6 months without a fill. My surgeon also waits 6 weeks but I have to wait 8 because of his vacation schedule.

[if only 0]

thanks for replying.

if you still have good restriction when you are due to have you first fill and you are still losing weight, are going to go ahead with the fill anyway?

Eileen

[tripletmomma2000 3]

I thought I had good restriction...... and once I was exactly 1 month out from surgery, I could definitely feel that I didn't have it anymore. I was steadily losing until I was allowed to go on to regular foods. Once that happened, I have been bouncing up and down between 305 - 310 ever since. Some days up, some days down.

I'm due for my fill on Friday, and am certainly ready for it!!

[tripletmomma2000 3]

if only.....

I forgot my advice! Since you're self pay, and you have good restriction, and you're actually not at 6 weeks post-op until October... I'd wait. Once you find you can eat more, and the scale reflects a plateau, THEN I'd schedule.

Just my opinion :mad2:

[Sarahbear 0]

thanks for replying.

if you still have good restriction when you are due to have you first fill and you are still losing weight, are going to go ahead with the fill anyway?

Eileen

Yeah if I stall in wheight loss I will fill at 6 weeks. But I would be afraid of getting too tight. The horror stories of being too tight and getting food stuck are pretty groos.

[sandiegokate 0]

I am 3 weeks out from surgery today and I can tell that I could eat just about anything. Not that I am going to do that, but nothing has not gone down easily, and it seems to get easier every day.

My doctor gives his first fill at 4 weeks, but I think he is conservative and does a little bit at a time, I'll find out I guess. My first fill is on August 24th, one week.

For the last week since I started on soft foods/solids I haven't lost any weight, just gone up and down the same pound. I am hoping that by adding more exercise this week I will push it down a couple pounds before my first fill, but.. we'll see! I haven't been eating very much at all. My metabolism is probably a bit slow after the liquid diet for so long... I just need to remember it is a long term solution not a short term fix. :tt1:

Edited September 17, 2009 by sandiegokate

[should_be_working 0]

For the last week since I started on soft foods/solids I haven't lost any weight, just gone up and down the same pound. I am hoping that by adding more exercise this week I will push it down a couple pounds before my first fill, but.. we'll see!

That is me too right now. My weight loss chart on the daily plate website looked great at first... a nice long downhill line connecting all of the dots. Now it looks more like a mini mountain range.

[bdbmamaw 0]

I'm 4 week post and I have no hunger at all. I eat because I know I have to. I was scheduled for a fill on Wednesday, but I called and talked to the dr and was told to cancel since I am still losing a pound every 3 days. It's a good rate for me and since I don't have any hunger, it's easier to choose good foods. He said that if that changes, to call and re-schedule. I drink tons of Water between meals, so that might help with my non-hunger state.

So I would call you doctor and see what he says.