Have been reading other post about fills but some are several years old and just wondering if things have changed over the years.

Here are my events.

8/27 - surgery

9/8 - 1st fill - 3cc

9/15 - 2nd fill - 3cc again

9/22 - 3rd fill - 3 more cc's

9/29 - next appointment

I have 9cc's in my 11cc band.

Have been doing a 6 week post op liquid diet which is scheduled to end on 10/07/10.

I feel great, have lost over 30 lbs and have no problem drinking Protein shakes or Soup.

Has anyone else advanced like this?

:smile:

My fills have been over a longer period of time--but my surgeon was willing to do both my second and third fills 3 weeks ahead of schedule. (He usually does 6 weeks between fills; I asked for my second fill early, had it at 3 weeks, then used my 6-week appointment for my third).

He fills fairly aggressively--though with recent fills, it's been more cautious (I'm at that, "Is this enough? Will more be too much?" stage.)

I would trust your doctor knows what he's doing--as long as you're aware that as you go forward, the fills will be smaller and their effects MUCH more dramatic (i.e., you may find yourself experiencing more swelling/discomfort at first), you're golden :smile2:

If nothing else, you've been spared a prolonged bandster hell.

You'll need to be very cautious as you introduce solids, though--they are a whole different ballgame. My doctor starts his patients on solid Protein (first pureed, then regular) on Day Three postop--so all fills take place after we've resumed eating. The ability to tolerate food is one thing he assesses when determining the need for fill. Removing this from the equation, I wonder what criteria your doctor uses to determine whether you are too tight. That's the one thing that gives me pause; what happens when you start eating?

I agree with everyone else. I can't believe your doctor is making you have all those fills. I don't get my first one until 10/07 and I was banded on 09/08 and I'm just starting to feel like it's time for a fill.

I had 3 fills by my 8th week post op 4cc-2cc-2cc in a 15cc band. I am currently @9.5cc and I amvery close if not at the sweet spot. My next appt is in 2 weeks. If nothing is changed I will pass on my next fill.