How Soon

[Jannalise 0]

How soon after surgery do you get the fill? Is there criterea to get it? Someone said you have to have not lost weight first before they will fill you?

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

My first fill was at 8 weeks. It was supposed to be 6 whether or not I was losing, but as luck would have it my surgeon was on Vacay... LOL :sad:

Everyone's Drs criteria is different, but yes some do say they won't fill you if you are losing well, etc. Though I think that comes down the line, not for your first few. Good luck!

[btrieger 21]

My surgeon waits a minimum of 6 weeks after surgery for the first fill.

If you don't lose at least 30 pounds you can never get a fill. Just kidding. One surgeon in a thousand may have a silly rule about not filling you if you gain weight. Let's look at the truth though. The people that gain weight need the fills the most.

[Bonnie_Lass 1]

My first fill was at 6 weeks after surgery and I had still lost weight since the surgery, which apparently is unusual.

From reading the boards here, doctors do seem to be different. My surgeon's office waits 5-6 weeks after the surgery - that seems to be fairly common. You need some time to heal before a fill. They don't automatically do a fill, they do consider weight loss (they like it to be 1-2 pounds per week), but they also ask about how much you're eating, how hungry you are between meals, to assess whether a fill is needed or not.