Hi everyone i got my band 2/17/10, i'm doing well on the liquid diet, when i asked my surgen when do i get my first fill he said in 3 months!!!. i'm reading here that it usually after the first month, i wonder why? i was 239 the day of the surgery and now i'm 225lb. is it too fast? thank you for your advice>

Different surgeons do VERY different things. Some people get a fill while in surgery then another 2 weeks later. It seems most of us get one at 2, 4, or 6 weeks post-op but I have read a few people who didn't get their first until 6 (SIX!!!!) months. As far as weight loss, while you're on liquids it tends to be fairly fast so no, you're doing fine (great in fact). Keep up the good work!!!

thank you very much for your quick response, i guess i just have to wait. when i will be able to eat soft eggs or pouch eggs i have a huge craving for some kind of eggs.

Your body sometimes knows what you need. It may be that you are craving a good protien. Are you getting enough protien and if so is it a high quality protien?

It absolutely makes no sense to me why some doctors make their patients wait 3 months for a fill...unless they are ignorant of how the band works.

Until you get restriction, which you won't get until you get your fills, that band is just a lump of plastic.

I had my first fill at 4 weeks post op and then a fill every 2 weeks. At *less* than 3 months I had restriction and I've been losing weight steadily since then.

I can't even imagine the waste of time in not getting fills for 3 months.

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Maybe her Dr. gave her a fill when the band was installed. She should ask. Also if she does not feel that schedule is right for her maybe she can look into a new Dr. I did not get my first fill untill 2 months.

I get my first fill at 5 weeks post-op.

Hi everyone i got my band 2/17/10, i'm doing well on the liquid diet, when i asked my surgen when do i get my first fill he said in 3 months!!!. i'm reading here that it usually after the first month, i wonder why? i was 239 the day of the surgery and now i'm 225lb. is it too fast? thank you for your advice>

My surgeon's policy is no fill until 8 weeks post-op. It can seem frustrating when you read about people getting fills much sooner. Personally, I am glad that my surgeon takes a more conservative approach to fills as I believe this prevents complications over the long term. Good luck!