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I have my first fill tomorrow and I can't find the paper they gave me with instructions. Does your Dr. tell you not to eat OR drink after midnight before your fill? I really need to know cause I have a two hr drive and would love to have some Water? Thanks, Laura

Hello all, I am getting 2 cc's put in my band tomorrow at my first fill appt. I am having some other physical issues and most likely will have to have a surgery under general anesthesia in the next month. Is it true that everyone who has surgery has to get a complete unfill first? I hate to go to all that work getting a few fills only to have to have them unfilled. My Lap-Band Dr. is 2 hrs away so time/money in driving there is also a factor. Thanks, Laura

I was just banded three weeks ago. I am a little discouraged to read a post below with everyone stating they are tight in the AM and cannot eat at all or only a shake, then totally loose and eat everything and anything at night. Can I hear from some people that have had their bands for a while that have consistent restriction? Or is this true for everyone. I really would love to eat a healthy egg Breakfast. Thanks, Laura

I was banded 7/5 and have similar pain. When I am driving in the car it hurts a little and then when I go to stand from a sitting position it throbs. I hope this goes away also!

You are right and it is so great to hear it. I do feel reassured. I guess I just read on here about so many people losing so much weight pre-op and immediately post-op and it makes me anxious. I guess I just need to have more patience. Thanks again.

I am 2 wks out from surgery and on soft foods. I am just concerned because I am not following the "rules" it appears most others are. I am eating way more than 3 times daily. I really have no routine. I am drinking with meals....cause my meals "are" fluids. It just doesn't feel like it is all coming together. I do not feel like I am going to lose any weight? Did you find after your fill that is when you started the 3 meals daily, not drinking with meals, and I guess just more of a routine? My first fill is in 3 wks, 2 cc's in a 10 cc band. I so hope this helps. Thanks, Laura

I am going for my first fill in 3 weeks. I have never had a stuck feeling. I am wondering where is the feeling? Is it above your breastbone, behind it, or below it. I am trying to visualize where the stomach is and where the top of it is but am unsure. Am I right to assume the full feeling you get after band might be above where your full feeling was before banding? Since the food is being held up higher in your pouch and not your stomach? Thanks, Laura

I get a my first fill in 3 wks and was told today it would be 2 cc in a 10 cc band. She said my next fill after that would also be 2 cc.

WOW I could have written that! That is my plan also. I am going to try to do this with "as little" restriction as possible. I am so afraid of damaging it by being too tight, vomiting, or stretching my pouch.

I am 10 days post-op and my steri-strips haven't budged. How long did yours stay in place? I have showered every day since surgery, washed the area gently with soap and water. I am dying to see what my skin looks like underneath!

For some reason day 5 was the worst for me. It got better from then on and today is day 10 and I FEEL GREAT! My hunger has returned though. I am so sick of shakes. I swear on day 15 when I move to mushies I will never drink one again. I will eat my protein somehow someway.

I plan to find some in the health food section with less additives.

If you at these post-op...did you eat them during the pureed stage or wait until soft stage?

I was banded 7/5 and my gas pains finally subsided 7/12, so 7 days later? For some reason for me day 5 was the worst and I actually kinda panicked. I thought I was doing so much better than WHAM out of the blue I got the L shoulder pain and under L ribcage pain. I also noticed when I laid on my back in bed it was much worse than laying on my side. It will get better soon.

Yes it does. That is why i love these boards. you can speak to people who have "been there done that". Cause as your going through it, hearing that it should get better soon makes i a little easier to handle. My shoulder pain is gone today. Thank god.