Anyone else have a conservative doctor?

[Sunshine79 0]

I'm so annoyed with my doc. I was banded 4 months ago and other than the initial 13 lbs I lost doing the liquid diet, I've barely lost anything since. With my first 2 fills, I lost nothing. At my last fill, I did start to feel a little restriction and I did lose 5 lbs the first week (mainly because I did Soup for a couple days to jump start things) and then a total of 1 lb in the 3 remaining weeks. So when I went in this morning for my 4th fill, he didn't want to fill me because I'd lost 6 lbs and he thought that was good progress. I practically had to beg him just to get 1/2 CC added. I've never had a PB so I know I'm definitely not too tight and I still do get hungry so I think I'd be safe adding a little more.

It's just frustrating because my co-worker got this done 2 years ago, was the same size and age as me now, and she lost 70 lbs in the first 6 months. Of course, she went to my doctor's partner who is apparently much more aggressive with fills. I know it's a marathon and not a sprint but 6 lbs in 4 months is extremely slow progress. Pre-band, I could lose 6 lbs in a week just by cutting out carbs. Anyone else experience this with their doctor?

[Step it up a notch 0]

Omg u sound like me ... My doctor would not fill me and if I begged him he would only add .5cc's which is nothing!! I had my surgery April 16 th and I lost 30 Pounds in 4 months I finally put my foot down and switched to his partner! I just got a fill on Monday the 13th and I have already lost 4 pounds although I am kind of tight I'm happy! Somedays I'm tighter then others , I do feel I should have .5cc's taken but I feel like an idiot switching doctors and then not being able to handle the fill! I have only been able to eat

Soups, puddings, and Protein shakes! Do u think I should have a little removed???

I'm so annoyed with my doc. I was banded 4 months ago and other than the initial 13 lbs I lost doing the liquid diet, I've barely lost anything since. With my first 2 fills, I lost nothing. At my last fill, I did start to feel a little restriction and I did lose 5 lbs the first week (mainly because I did Soup for a couple days to jump start things) and then a total of 1 lb in the 3 remaining weeks. So when I went in this morning for my 4th fill, he didn't want to fill me because I'd lost 6 lbs and he thought that was good progress. I practically had to beg him just to get 1/2 CC added. I've never had a PB so I know I'm definitely not too tight and I still do get hungry so I think I'd be safe adding a little more.

It's just frustrating because my co-worker got this done 2 years ago, was the same size and age as me now, and she lost 70 lbs in the first 6 months. Of course, she went to my doctor's partner who is apparently much more aggressive with fills. I know it's a marathon and not a sprint but 6 lbs in 4 months is extremely slow progress. Pre-band, I could lose 6 lbs in a week just by cutting out carbs. Anyone else experience this with their doctor?

[Sunshine79 0]

Yeah it sounds like you might be a little tight but since it's only been a week you could probably wait a few days and see how it adjusts.

After my last fill, I'm now at 8cc's in a 12cc Realize band and I think I've finally found my sweet spot. I've lost 4 lbs in 5 days and I'm not hungry between meals. I can still eat most foods without any problem, just in small quantities at a time. Maybe that last .5 cc was all it took for me.

[sherrye22 0]

My doctor is very conservative as well and it is frustrating. I often remind them that I have to pay for each fill and I need restriction to make the band work. I think they often 'forget' that the whole point of a lap-band is to get to a good fill level! Remind them that you are committed to making this work but need restriction for that to happen. If you had loads of willpower to work off of, you wouldn't need the band in the first place, right?

Sherry

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