Hey guys, I was wondering how long you have have to wait between fills and why? I was banded on Oct 20 and was not able to get in an appointment with my fill dr until Dec. 13. So my surgeron said he would do my first fill on 11/23. So my question is can I keep my 12/13 appt after having my first fill on 11/23? I think it is around 3 wks apart. If so, does insurance typically require a waiting period or is it based on the docs reccommendations? I realize everyone is different, and I will visit with my dr about it as well. I really need some restricstion. I now understand the term bandster's hell:( Haven't lost any weight in a couple weeks. Is this typical?

Hey guys, I was wondering how long you have have to wait between fills and why? I was banded on Oct 20 and was not able to get in an appointment with my fill dr until Dec. 13. So my surgeron said he would do my first fill on 11/23. So my question is can I keep my 12/13 appt after having my first fill on 11/23? I think it is around 3 wks apart. If so, does insurance typically require a waiting period or is it based on the docs reccommendations? I realize everyone is different, and I will visit with my dr about it as well. I really need some restricstion. I now understand the term bandster's hell:( Haven't lost any weight in a couple weeks. Is this typical?

I went 6 months before my first fill and my doc makes me wait 4-6 weeks between fills now. He says it takes that long for the swelling of the last fill to go down and for your body to figure out the new change. Sometimes after waiting 4 weeks, you realize you may not need a fill after all. Every surgeon is different, so yours may tell you different.

Initially my first fills were scheduled 3 -4 weeks apart. As you get closer to restriction the time frame generally gets a bit longer. Here they are pretty conservative and favour small frequent fills over big ones.

The most important thing is to only get a fill if you need one. It is not a race and you don't want to end up overfilled as that is miserable.

it is not a race and you don't want to end up overfilled as that is miserable.

amen sister!!!

My doctor has a minimum of 2 week wait so at 20 days you should be fine.

Thanks guys, I will only get it if I need it. What does it feel like if I hit my "sweet spot" or at least what did it feel like to you? Anything to look out for?

it's not so much how long between fills but how you feel, I think. I've had fills 3 weeks apart when I really needed it and have been 6 months between fills (while maintaining).

I know it's tempting when it's hard to get in for appts to go in for a fill simply because you have an appt, but really consider how you're feeling, whether you have good restriction and whether you're still losing before going for a fill just because.

But if you do feel like you need a fill, there's no real reason why 3 weeks between them isn't okay. In the early months just after my surgery, I was getting a fill every 3 - 4 weeks, just like elcee. I think that's the norm for Australian doctors.