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I also had my surgery on March 12th and have not had a fill yet. Appointment on the 23rd - have lost 30 lbs including pre diet 20 - didnt think I felt any restriction until I over ate some lasagna yesterday - Felt uncomfortably full for about 5 hours - did that at lunch and thought I better not eat much else for the day so stuck to fluids. Still having a hard time with the slow eating - a work in progress I guess

Everyone is different...My first fill was 4 cc's and not near enough to make any difference.....that was 4 weeks after my surgery date....
After my first fill at 4 weeks and before my 2nd fill 4 weeks after that, I GAINED WEIGHT!!!!! I too felt like a failure, the band was a waste of time....etc, etc, etc...
NUT told me I needed to count calories, weigh/measure portions....etc...
I was PISSED!!!! I could have done all that without going through surgery.....I did all that before and it never worked....surely WLS is supposed to be different.....right? It's for people who failed at dieting, right?
At my 2nd fill....my Dr. saw my frustration and all he did was LAUGH AT ME!!!! He said it happens all the time....people, like myself expect instant gratification and yet, the band is not doing what it was designed to do.....He explained, by showing me the Yellow-Green-Red Chart on the wall, that through a series of fills the Green is where our goal is to be, and that after one fill I was no where near that place...yet....
He gave me a 2nd fill, of 2cc's....after that it made a difference....at least I no longer gained weight, and started to loose...but it was a struggle....still always hungry, cannot control my portion sizes, etc.......
One month after that...3 months after surgery...he gave me my 3rd fill.....that did the trick...put me right where I needed to be...although all was not perfect...I still needed to learn what what happening to me, and modify my behaviors to adapt to the band and this new life style.....after that...it's been all easy.....
So, after one fill and recently banded...you are no where close to being a failure......believe me.....I know people (some ere) who have failed to let the band work, and you are not even close!.........

Hi everyone , my surgery was for February and now is for march 6 at 6:30 a.m. I did start my liquids diet, 4 boost a day, 1 boost in the morning with a fruit, 1 at lunch, 1 with a fruit and one once of cheese in the afternoons and 1 for souper. I did start on this Friday and I have to do it for 3 weeks until march 8. Im not nervous , but today after my last boost I was hungry and my husband made me a cafe and calm me. I now I will do this, its behind a year that I'm waiting for the surgery and reading all about it . I now it only a tool to help to loose weight . So anyone on the march 8. Good luck to all of you.

Hi everyone, i am scheduled for feb. 26th. I am seeing my MD for clearance and the gastro doc and getting recent blood work. . I am 54 years old and i noticed Cynthia's post saying she had to have a stress test. Is anyone else having more tests than i am? I dont want to worry. Is there anything else i should be doing? Sara

I had the 6mth supervised diet and at first I was disappointed, but looking back it was a blessing.
There's a lot to learn about the band, a lot thats sometimes not covered in seminars and sometimes too much too fast and you forget.
But after 7mths of being on these boards everyday gave me the best education. Even ppl not doing well can teach you something.
The time goes by really quick, so take advantage of it.
Best wishes!