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I was banded 12/21, had first fill 1/27 (4 cc's) Nothing happened so I had another fill (4 cc's) 2/8. I still can eat. When is it going to start working, I am not losing and getting frustrarted! I was never that big of an eater to begin with., I just made bad choices. (Sweets and fast food

I was banded 12/21/10 and had my first fill 1/27 (4 cc's) I still could eat anything so I went back for another fill 2/8 another 4 cc's. Guess what, I still can eat. I am very concerned because I am not losing. Anyone have the same problems? I was banded on 12/20 and had my first fill on 1/31. it was an experience...took her a good 10 min. to find the center of my port...the first needle she actually bent..so I got the pleasure of being stuck twice. She said I had something called a seroma...a little "sack" of serous Fluid that commonly develops after abdominal surgery so she was trying to get through/around that..... she was very repetitive in saying that I would not feel the full effects of the fill for a few weeks, because the fluid had to take time to distribute evenly..at the time I am writing this, the post directly below mine is titled "delayed action" fill so I guess I am not the only one with questions about this. I am worried though because instead of feeling more restriction, every day that passes I actually feel less. (I think I was playing it extra cautious the first couple days). She said to me that usually if patients call crying for another fill sooner than 3 weeks, they will not do it, she said she did it once and ended up over filling that person because the first fill kicked in after the second and then her band was way too tight. but I am thinking of calling anyway, because of the fact that I am feeling less restriction as time passes. I don't know whether the lack of restriction is because I have not given it enough time, or simply because she did not fill it enough, as they tend to be conservative on fill #1 because everyone's different Should I call, or is this normal and I should just wait a little while longer to see if I feel any "delayed" restriction? How many of you on your first fill ended up having the delayed restriction and how many of you ended up just not having enough fluid in there. So hard "getting to know" your new stomach! btw I have a realize-c band.

Hi, I was banded Dec 21, and am waiting for my first fill. I thought by now i would be losing and fell full. I do not, and I can eat about anything under the sun without any problems. I get my first fill on the 27th of this month. I also hurt on my left side, its where my port is. I wrote to my doctor the other night and he said it is normal bo be tender. I don't like where my port is, I am a flight attendant and when I hand things to passengers I have to becareful I don't bumps the seats. I have no problem drinking water, it goes right down. I keep worrying that I am going to be the first person this does not work for. I am an emotional eater, so it doesn't matter whether I am hungry or not. I hope the band will stop me. I hope this makes you feel better about your situation! :-)