Less restriction AFTER first fill???

[Effielin 0]

I had my surgery on August 8. I definitely had restriction aftewards, and had episodes of feeling "stuck" and even one episode of "sliming". I went to Ireland on vacation, so my first fill did not happen until September 18. Since then, I feel NO restriction at all, and can eat all I want. Its totally weird... Has anyone had this problem? I am thinking of calling the doctor and asking for another fill even though its only been a week..

Linda

[kiz 1]

You might be losing fat off your stomach, or maybe you had residual swelling from the surgery and subsequent stuck episodes, it's really hard to tell why you feel less restriction now than you did previously. Maybe your body is just adjusting to the band. It never hurts to call your doctor, but I know some people have reported not getting the full effect of their fill until two weeks have passed. I did have one or two fills at two week intervals when I was feeling very little restriction.

[Effielin 0]

Thanks for answering... I did call the doctor and he was worried I had a leak so he saw me right away .. No leak, thank goodness and he added another cc. Still don't feel much restriction but there does seem to be more there then there was. I have a large band which I assume holds 14 cc and I am currently at 6.6 cc fill.

[kiz 1]

That's very good news, Effielin. I was worried many times that my band had a leak because I didn't feel the kind of restriction other people were talking about. My doctor kept assuring me that I didn't have a leak, and he'd get me to where I needed to be, but I still worried (lol). I have a 9cc band, and I had to end up getting more than 9cc of saline to finally get me to my sweet spot.

[Sheeba 0]

I felt fairly good restriction after I was first banded. I got my first fill 4 weeks later, and BAM!, no restriction. It took until my fifth fill to feel any kind of restriction again. My doc chalked up the initial restriction to post-op swelling.

[Effielin 0]

Thanks, Sheeba, thats good to hear that someone else experienced the same sensation.. its so strange. I will have another fill in 3 weeks and I really need it....

Linda

[2911plans 16]

That's very good news, Effielin. I was worried many times that my band had a leak because I didn't feel the kind of restriction other people were talking about. My doctor kept assuring me that I didn't have a leak, and he'd get me to where I needed to be, but I still worried (lol). I have a 9cc band, and I had to end up getting more than 9cc of saline to finally get me to my sweet spot.

Hi Kiz. How many months after surgery did it take before you got to your sweet spot?

[kiz 1]

Hi Kiz. How many months after surgery did it take before you got to your sweet spot?

I felt restriction along the way after almost every fill, but it was fleeting. It was when I got my last fill at about 10 months that I knew it was the "one". The other fills gave me restriction for a few weeks but then the feeling of satiety after meals started to diminish, but this time it took. It's been a little over two months now, and it feels the restriction feels the same today as it did two months ago. It's also a stronger feeling of staying satisfied between meals then I ever had prior to this past fill.