Do I not eat before I go for a fill? This is my first one this morning and I forgot to ask and they didn't say anything.

I have the first fill appointment jitters lol.

:frown:

In my 4 years in the banded living community, I've seen different advice and doctors orders. I'd just have a protein drink and then make sure you understand your doctor's preference at the office visit. ALSO IMPORTANT, you probably will be on liquids today, so make sure you have protein drinks and soup available. Let me know how it goes.

Thank you so much...I'll do a Protein drink. I would think they would have mentioned it but I didn't ask either. Thank you for responding.

I'm not sure why I have the jitters lol after all the needles and poking I've had since before the surgery.

Wish me luck :frown:

p.s. Gloria I can't wait to get home and read your website...wow you look fantastic!

Thank you so much...I'll do a Protein drink. I would think they would have mentioned it but I didn't ask either. Thank you for responding.

I'm not sure why I have the jitters lol after all the needles and poking I've had since before the surgery.

Wish me luck :frown:

Not all practices recommend liquids just before a fill, but it can't hurt. Everyone gets the jitters, but it really is not much more than a needle stick, and just think, you'll be on your way to resticition which is part of the magic of this tool.

Stay in touch

I was never told not to eat before being filled and most of my fills were in the afternoon. I casually mentioned on one of them that I'd forgotten to eat lunch and almost stopped on the way there and the girl just as casually mentioned, "Oh, it's actually preferred that you don't eat."

After a little more discussion, she clarified that it was because if you show up right after eating, you could be holding food in your pouch and when they do the fill, you may seem to be 'too' tight when, in fact, you aren't. So I stuck to Protein shakes before my fills.

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Thank you for the advice :frown: and I'm on my way out. Thanks you guys so much. :sad:

No fill today...i have to go back in two weeks so she can do the first one under fluoroscope. I misunderstood "first appointment' and assumed it was a fill. Just a post op check up and all is good. 4 weeks out.

She said just fluids that morning to not eat.

I was kind of excited about having more restriction too.

Down 19 pounds since surgery so in a year and one month i've lost 61 pounds :frown:

Protocol from my surgeon is no solid food for 2 hours and no liquids for 30 minutes

No fill today...i have to go back in two weeks so she can do the first one under fluoroscope. I misunderstood "first appointment' and assumed it was a fill. Just a post op check up and all is good. 4 weeks out.

She said just fluids that morning to not eat.

I was kind of excited about having more restriction too.

Down 19 pounds since surgery so in a year and one month i've lost 61 pounds :tongue_smilie:

Glad u posted an update. I was hoping to hear from u. 19 lbs in great! Congrats! Just so that you know, I have a very close friend, she was my lapband mentor, who never needed a fill for a year. Over about 2 years she lost 250lbs. I was at the other extreme, needing many fills to find my sweet spot, so as you start research fills, keep in mind everyone is different.