My doctor puts 3cc's in your band at the time of surgery. Has anyone else had their doctor do the same? If so, how did it affect you?

Do you think you did better with a fill automatically? How was your first fill after surgery, especially with already having some restrictions?

If one good thing has come out of all of the reading I have done on this board, i am terrified to eat more than i am suppose to for the fear of throwing up or food getting stuck. So far I am day 3 post op and haven't had any problems. It take me a little bit longer to drink my Protein shakes but other than that all liquids are going down just fine. I need to increase the amount of water/tea i am drinking, yesterday I only got through 1 glass (by choice) but I was able to drink 3 atkins shakes, a cup of chicken broth and a chocolate pudding.

Yes, they put a fill in during my surgery. I think it helped so I didn't need as many fills to get restriction.

It sounds like you are doing great.

Wow, you have really done great with your weight loss!! Congrats! I can't wait for it to start coming off!

Wow, you have really done great with your weight loss!! Congrats! I can't wait for it to start coming off!

My doctor didn't put anything in mine, said I wouldn't be able to swallow, because of the swelling.

I'm having issues with the throwing up part :wink2: I got my band on Monday, and I've thrown up 3 times, but nothing comes out, just spit, and its always after I take my antibiotics. I'm not sure what the deal is. I didn't have this problem the first couple days, just been the last, and I'm afraid to drink anything, in fear of throwing it up.

I gotta call the doc today to see what the deal is, cuz this sucks!

Yes, my doctor put 3ccs in my 12cc band during surgery. It made very little difference, as far as I could tell and even after my 1st fill (another 3ccs) I didn't have much restriction. The 2nd fill (another 1.5cc) did me in - over tight for 5 weeks until I finally got an unfill. They took out 2.5ccs, so back below my first fill amount BUT...I have restriction now when I didn't at 6ccs. Go figure.

I'm 10 days post-op. My surgeon put 4ccs in during surgery. He doesn't do it routinely, depends on the size of the patient, and my BMI was 35. I had no trouble swallowing the first 2 days, then 2 days of nausea and minimal intake, however my Dr thinks I had a virus at the same time. Since then I have gradually increased my intake and can drink 250ml in one go, though slowly. I just had my first pureed meal tonight, with no problems. Feel hunger now, but rarely, and very small amount fills me up.

We're all different, and so are the doctors, I guess.

I know my doctor puts in a fill sometimes during surgery. When I had my surgery I didn't get a fill. Then I heard from another patient of his that she got a fill during surgery so I asked my doc again and again and he told me I didn't have a fill in me. When I went to get my first fill he even showed me that there was nothing in my band before putting in the saline.

It really depends on the patient and the doctor.