I was banded on 6-23 and have had no restriction so I thought my band was empty. I have been struggling to eat the right things as I am hungry all the time. I went for my first fill today and the NP said I had 5 cc's in there so she only gave me a .5cc and said to come back in 2 weeks!!! I am so discouraged. I have only lost a total of 9 LBS and I am starting to think I really had this surgery for nothing!!!!!

Please don't despair. I didn't feel much restriction at all till I had 7 CCs in my 10 CC band. Before that, I could feel a little restriction, but I could eat around it. *facepalm*

Now I feel like I actually have a band. Real restriction makes all the difference in the world. Hang in there, be patient with yourself, do the best you can but know that until you have restriction, you're flying solo....

In the mean time, nine pounds lost is nothing to sneeze at. I've "only" lost 20 so far. But I wouldn't have lost anything without the band -- I would have gained!

I had surgery on the 22nd of June. I had my first fill today. The doctor put in 4cc. Right after surgery I felt some restriction but the last two weeks I have noticed that I'm very hungry. But even though I'm hungry I refuse to give in to the snack attack! I'm hoping that this fill today will start to help a little as I have to wait 6 weeks for my next one! Congrats on the weight loss so far! Keep going!

I had surgery on May 27th. Had good restriction all the way through June. By the beginning of July I was getting hungry, but could not get away from work. I had my first fill today, doesn't feel too much different right now. I had coffee cups of cream soup and about 6 triscuit crackers. Feeling full now. We'll see how it goes tomorrow, when I eat some real food. I hope to get that good restriction like I had before, with just a small amount of food for meals.

I was banded on 6-23 and have had no restriction so I thought my band was empty. I have been struggling to eat the right things as I am hungry all the time. I went for my first fill today and the NP said I had 5 cc's in there so she only gave me a .5cc and said to come back in 2 weeks!!! I am so discouraged. I have only lost a total of 9 LBS and I am starting to think I really had this surgery for nothing!!!!!

Hey 9 lbs is great ! I was banded 6/3, my band is empty and as of yet I have not had a fill, I go 8/12 which is the first appointment I was able to get. I am hungry now all the time...I did great for about the first month, I now know what bandster hell is......Just remember the weight did not come on overnight and it will not go off overnight.

I have eaten a few things that I should not have eaten and I also had stopped keeping my food journal....started back on Monday and I already see a difference on the scale.

Good luck to you !