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Stupid Question. I got home from the hospital today, the procedure went well. I was told that with Lap Band our stomach pouch would be the size of a walnut. Is that before or after our first fill? I am not getting filled up, is that because I am still on liquids?

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I've heard so many different sizes ...... the size of a golfball, shot glass...........

The most common one is 1/2 cup. Fills do not change the size of your pouch, they only change the size of the stoma.

With each fill the stoma gets smaller, so it takes food longer to go through. Overeating can change the size of your pouch.

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You will still be hungry after surgery. You will always have hunger when you are hungry. People have this misconception after surgery they will never be hungry again. That is not true. Maybe the first couple of days you wont be hungry but after the swelling goes down you are going to be hungry. Your stomach still works the bottom part is still there and very much in working order. I dont know why people think because they got banded that hunger stops it does not. At some point you will get fuller quicker but you will still be hungry when you need to eat its that simple

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Oh I am hungry. I was thinking that I should get filled up sooner. I was wondering if it is because I am on liquids and they are going through me or will I notice fullness more after I have my first fill.

You will still be hungry after surgery. You will always have hunger when you are hungry. People have this misconception after surgery they will never be hungry again. That is not true. Maybe the first couple of days you wont be hungry but after the swelling goes down you are going to be hungry. Your stomach still works the bottom part is still there and very much in working order. I dont know why people think because they got banded that hunger stops it does not. At some point you will get fuller quicker but you will still be hungry when you need to eat its that simple

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You will only get fuller quicker after a fill thats all you will still have issues with hunger always. You may stay fuller longer but hunger is a natural response and we cant get rid of that. You just have to know the difference between hungry and empty its two different creatures. When your belly growls eat if you just feel empty drink that simple

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IM NOT HAVING A PROBLEM WITH HUNGER, I THINK THAT I SHOULD BE GETTING FULL FASTER.

You will only get fuller quicker after a fill thats all you will still have issues with hunger always. You may stay fuller longer but hunger is a natural response and we cant get rid of that. You just have to know the difference between hungry and empty its two different creatures. When your belly growls eat if you just feel empty drink that simple

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I think of my stomach as an hourglass. The hole (stoma) where the sand goes from the top of the hourglass to the bottom is very small. My food stays in the top for awhile and I get "full" on small amounts of food.< /p>

Without a fill and proper retsriction to make your stoma smaller, your food passes from the top part of the hourglass to the larger bottom part very fast.

It only took me 2 fills to reach my "sweet spot" or "green zone". I am very lucky and have a very good surgeon doing my fills. Some people have to have quite a few fills before it happens for them.

Liquids should always pass through easily.

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The lower stomach will stay hungry sometimes until it has something in it. I sometimes have a thick Soup to help with that. That way I eat less.

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