First Fill? 2.7cc

[HeatherGurl 0]

I am confused? I just had my first fill... Is 2.7cc too much? If there is only room for 4, is 2.7 ok?

I do not know what the machine is called, but the Dr. put some saline in, I drank some barium, then she put a little more in which was too much because it didn't go thru (which was so cool to see) and then she took a little out...

(I thought it was neat to see the stuff going down because I guess I get paranoid that the stuff I am swallowing doesn't go where it should, but it did!)

Thanks!!!

Just mainly looking for others with the same experience...

[Tricia K. 0]

I just had my 3rd fill this past Tuesday and now have 2.2ccs. I'm feeling good restriction and have had no problems thus far.

[the best me 6]

It matters less about the number, and more about the level of restriction you experience. Sounds like all went well. My doc does something similar...fill till closed, back off till open, done! You may not need another fill for a good long while now. Make it work for you, ease back into regular foods...kind of like the post-banding stages. Don't go straight to hard protiens until you get a feel for how this fill does you.

Welcome to restriction!

[pamela 5]

Hi Heather!

My 1st fill on Nov 21st was 2.2cc's... and I hardly have restriction...

~pamela.

[makena2 0]

I had my first fill on December 1, no restriction to speak of. They put 1 cc into my 4 cc band...

I'm scheduled for this afternoon (12/15) for my second and going tell them "...fill 'er up, please!"

[liannatx 897]

I also had 1cc and feel like I am still wide open. I can eat anything.....bread, steak, eggs. I am ready to schedule another fill also.

[deenae53964 0]

I had my first fill this past Monday and I asked him at that time what size band I have. I have a 10 cc band. He was only going to put in 1cc in, but I had no restriction with that so he put in another .5 cc. He said that would be all he would put in at this visit. I honestly have some restriction, but not what I thought I would. I'm just getting used to chew, chew chewing again. I was able to eat just about anything with not a whole lot of problems. Now I do have that momentary stick once and a while. I go back in 6 more weeks for another fill. We'll see how much he puts in at that time. He did it all without the use of the flouroscope. He did it all by feel and all went well.

Good luck to everyone and MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[burnout 0]

i had the EXACT same thing happen to me a week ago... first fill. blind fill, no fluroscopy, only 1.5 cc in the band, a 10cc band. not much restriction still, but i get a little tight sometimes if i take a big bite of chicken or something... I'm losing about 2 - 3 lbs per week, just from diet and exercise. which I'm happy about, but I was anticipating restriction with the first fill. I go back in mid-Jan for my next fill. hopefully i will have restriction then.

[Sherrie 0]

I have 2 cc and no restriction. Going in Thursday for #2 - we are all put together different!!!

[burnsun 27]

I got 2.6 the first time. It was my sweet spot and has been the only one I needed. But each is different. Good luck!

[DevilMayKare 1]

I had 2cc put in my first fill and I was DYIN! I tried to put up with it for almost a month before going back and having some taken out. Dr M took me down to 1cc, which was a little less than I wanted. It seems to be pretty good for now tho. I'm restricted and choke up if I eat too fast or too much, but I can actually participate in the holidays a LITTLE.

When I was severly restricted it just made me eat more high-calorie liquids and chips (because they were one of the few things that didn't choke me). You may think you want tight restriction, but believe me, it's a miserable state.

[HarleyNana 10]

That almost makes me want to pb just thinking about being that tight again. Like Kare, I tried to maintain the "over"fill for a month, it was awful, I won't try to be a martyr again, that slight unfill did the trick. I had a smidgen more added in September, and will probably get a little more after Christmas, but the thought of being too tight again really scares me.

[Jachut 487]

The thought of being too tight gives me the heebie jeebies too and I'm only just banded and have no fill. I cant imagine one at the moment because I'm plenty restricted for now. But I think my doc fills little but much more often, like every 2 weeks, must ask him about that when I go for my first.

I'd rather have to use a teensy bit of willpower and have room - last week when I was fainting all over the place and really really needed to get some serious energy into my body, I couldnt, that was very scary. And seriously, since I've loosened up as the swelling's gone down, and can get more in more regularly, I'm losing more weight more quickly.

So just see how you go, if you feel it's too tight dont hesitate to go back and get some taken out.

[amy_kf 0]

I just had my first fill yesterday, and my doctor put in 2cc. I was AMAZED that I felt nothing and how fast it was over.

I had no restriction at all after my surgery on 11-21-05. I was able to eat most anything and was watching what I ate on my own- I am down 24 pounds since I began the liquid pre-op on 11-15. My doctor said that he will not give more than 2cc on the first fill and to qualify you have to be able to eat chicken without any problem. He said to come back when I stopped losing a pound a week, but that I could get more fill if I felt I needed it in two weeks.

I am glad to read what others had put in on their first fill. I sometimes wonder if I will ever feel the restriction of special feeling in your chest that they told me about.

By the way, I love my doctor! He is Dr. Trace Curry in Cincinnati Ohio. The hospital he works out of is only 30 minutes from home and he is available for fills and unfills with just a short notice. He really seems to know what he is doing.

Amy

[liannatx 897]

I posted that my first fill was 1 cc. I had my second fill yesterday morning that put at 1.5 ccs. I can barely get sips of protien drink down today. I think I just have a lot of swelling, but I feel like this will leave me with some restriction. It is strange how different we all respond.