I was terrified when i saw the needle but it wasnt bad at all. however when i asked the dr and nurse what size of band i had they couldnt answer me they told me to call medical records at the hospital i had the surgery at and ask them. I thought that was really odd. my doc doesnt know my band size...so now i have to go to the hospital to medical records and get copies of my surgery just to get my band size.. blah.... has anyone had this problem before...

I got my first fill today and asked the dr. and he knew right away it was a 10cc. and a standard band. I would think your doctor would know. Good Luck to you.

I got my First fill a few days ago. I was terrified before I went and once the Dr. cleaned the right spot and got his needle ready I put my hand there and said wait wait... Haha. he said why did you touch that I already sterilized it, so he had to do that again then he made me put my hands behind my head. Once it was actually done, I realized it wasn't nearly as bad and I had imagined it would be... I drank my water and was on my way... He was very thourough in explaining to me about the band while I was there. Its a 10cc band and he put 3 ccs in and said he will put 2.5 more in on the next visit and he believes that should do it for me... So far I feel no restriction. I did the broth, soup liguid diet for two days and last night I made Potato soup that has potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms mild italian sausage and cheese and had no problems eating a 3/4 C serving... Everything was very soft and mushy and chewed up very well... It all practically melted in my mouth... YUMMY!

Let me clarify the no restriction... I have been getting full very easily on Small portions ever since I was banded eating about 1/4 or less what I was eating pre-banding. SO, I have no more restriction that what I have already been experiencing but definately have restriction in general.. For example, I had 1 Cup of tomato soup the other night and my tummy was uncomfortable full for several hours after so now I have cut back Soups to 3/4 cup... But again I've been doing 1/2 to 3/4 cup of food in general since being banded... I was just so starving that my eyes were bigger than my stomach when I fixed that whole cup of tomato soup...

Lessons learned... Don't waiting until you think your starving to death to think about eating. Get on a regular schedule and stick to it... Eat whether you think you need to or not and you will not have the "I'm Starving to DEATH" issue...