My doc says most people have no restriction before a fill but I am getting worried b/c I can eat more and more everyday. Today I had 1/3 cup egg salad for breakfast, an egg salad sandwich and a few cheetos for lunch, 3 cookies in the afternoon, and 1 1/2 cups spagetti and a small spoon of green beans. This seems like about 4/5 of what I could eat pre-band. I'm sure I just need a fill but I am so worried about slippage, stretched pouch, etc. Did anyone else eat almost as much as pre-band before a fill?

I was banded 9/26 and am experiencing the same thing. I am so glad I am going for a fill next week.

Yes, I could eat a regular "pre-band" meal once I was about 4 weeks out from surgery. As soon as I had a fill my restriction kicked in and I'm now eating much, much less. You're not stretching your pouch because the food is going right on through to your larger stomach. Hang in there guys - you'll feel a lot better after you get a fill.

Oh yeah . thanks so much for saying that . I was feeling awful . yes I feel like I can eat almost as much as I did b4 the and . I get filled monday thank goodness . best of luck to you all

Don't be surprised if your first fill doesn't do it for you. I had to go back for a 2nd fill a couple weeks later as the first one did almost nothing. Even with this 2nd fill I can eat a lot more than I should.

Part of that is my choices: you have to stop eating after 20 min or you can eat almost as much as you could pre-band. The band doesn't stop me from grazing.

I've been working so hard to make good food choices (2-3 oz of Protein and some veggies or a piece of fruit for each meal) but I am occasionally slipping up and the scale is being mean to me this week.

Here's hoping that the first fill works wonders for you! (and if it doesn't that you have a doc who will let you come back right away)

Wow...it helps to hear that. I have nothing stopping me save my own self-control. And if that was really great...I wouldn't have a band! We'll see what the fill does for me on the 17th!

This post is helping me to decide to go for the 2nd fill...I'm nervous about PBs and not being able to take medicine, but I was nervous before surgery, too, and I went ahead with it. I think it's time. Thanks for the good questions! Cindy