Oh Sweet Restriction....

[zeniada 9]

Just got back from my first fill and I feel GREAT! I actually feel the restriction again like when I was first banded. I pureed myself some Soup and couldn't eat it all.

Oh the Wonder of a good fill! I had 1.5 put in at surgery and 1.5 now to bring me to a total of 3cc in a 4cc band. I hope it stays like this for a while...

[WrenBird 11]

Congratulations :-)

I'm yet to find the right one for me.

[spoiltmom 44]

You only have a 4 cc band? I thought the smallest they made was a 10 cc.

[Mariasha 3]

The current bands are 10cc or 14cc.

The older version was the 4cc model.

They don't make those anymore as there were a lot of problems with them.

[zeniada 9]

Yeah they only offer the 4cc in Mexico...so far so good no problems here.

[Lanah 0]

Zeniada, I was looking forward to hearing how your fill had gone. Glad it went well. I have my appt. On the 26th and I hope to get a fill.

[krp2010 0]

Wow, I went for my 2nd fill and I have 5.5 cc and some days I feel restricted and other days I don't?? Tonight I could eat most all of my meal plus an appetizer and salad? ?? I am really confused to say the least.

[Cocoabean 430]

Wow, I went for my 2nd fill and I have 5.5 cc and some days I feel restricted and other days I don't?? Tonight I could eat most all of my meal plus an appetizer and salad??? I am really confused to say the least.

I can eat more some days than others. My surgeon says this is normal. The stomach moves a bit inside the confines of the band, so we feel tighter at some times than we do at others. There are also other factors that go into restriction, such as Water retention and altitude.

I don't weigh and measure my food. I go by what my body is telling me. So there are some meals where I eat more, and some where I eat less.

But I've also noticed that if I watch my "normal weight" friends, for lack of a better term, they are the same way. When we go out to lunch or dinner, sometimes they order a larger meal than others. That is a concept that was foreign to me before banding.

[vlp1968 83]

I hope your restriction lasts for a while. Beware though, it might not. You may have some temporary swelling from the fill. I hope it lasts but just want you to be prepared.