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Hello I got my first fill last friday so I am one week out and I don't feel any restriction, in fact I feel like my appetite is increasing and I am tolerating most foods. I was banded on January 24th and lost a fast 18lbs and now nothing. I recieved 3cc in this first fill and like most of you I am not sure how many cc's my band holds. Any suggestions? I am afraid if I go and get more filled now I will have too much restriction to fast......Jackie

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I thought I was the only one experiencing this. I was banded on Feb 9 and had my first fill March 2. Really have to watch myself for fear of overeating and lack of restriction. I feel like I can eat more than before the fill and wonder if it's because of healing and swelling from surgery gone.

Exactly how easy is it to stretch the pouch?

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You guys are freaking me out! I had my first fill today. He gave me 5.5 cc's, and my next fill is in 9 weeks.

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You guys are freaking me out! I had my first fill today. He gave me 5.5 cc's, and my next fill is in 9 weeks.

My first fill was 5cc in an 11cc band. I had very little restriction. My next fill was only 1cc and I really feel the difference now. I hope it lasts.

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OMG. I feel the exact same way. My first fill was this past Tuesday 3/08/11 and I definitely feel as though I am eating wayyyyy more than before. Im not eating more because I want to, Im eating more because I am even hungrier. I also ate right before my fill and am wondering if that affected it in anyway since my wonderful dr's office never gave me any instructions about it beforehand. I'm also having a problem stopping when I feel satisfied vs. being full; especially if the food is yummy. I know that part is in my head, but the physical hunger is out of this world. I can't wait until my next fill.

I know that we have the same doctor, I'm going through the same thing. I have my second fill this Wednesday, I can't wait because I was so hungry today.I have been stuck at the same weight since March 15 (22lbs lost), I am hoping this second fill helps me to break this plateau. I also feel that I'm not being given enough instructions.

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Add me to the boat.. I got my first fill yesturday and was only given a half of a cc guess I still had a lot of Fluid in my band from my surgery. I did the liquid diet all yesturday and most of today... But I just can't stay full on the liquids I feel hungry and I get get really pissy bc of my hunger... So tonight I ate some solids everything went down just fine... My husband and I can notice Im eating a lot less then I ever was just hoping im on the right track. Im excited ive been released to start working out again so im hoping that helps pick up the pace with my weight loss. I would love any POSITIVE advice of your successes!! I wish everyone the best but its comforting knowing there are others out there going through the same dilemas as myself! Good luck!

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Hmm! I should log in more often. My banding was Feb 3rd and my first fill of 1 1/2 cc was Mar 15th. I thought I was doing pretty good before the fill since if I ate too much I was uncomfortable. Sometimes my left side below ribs really hurts if I eat/drink too much. When I went to get my first fill I asked about this and was told pain on side was common, don't know why, it's just common.

For my fill the assistant doctor said 1 1/2 cc is pretty standard. I could feel a little restriction as he was injecting the fill, but have felt hungrier since the fill. Is it just my head playing tricks on me.

No one has really mentioned their fill procedure. My port site stung for rest of day and then bruised some. From talking to a friend who had been banded last year by a different doctor, her port is closer to her belly button off to one side; I was surprised to find my port is right under my breast bone. Also was surprized by the actual fill procedure. I asked the nurse if they did a guided fill and she said "oh he was there so doctor knows where the port is". They have you lay on your back, get stuck and leave. No guided fill, or numbing the site, or making sure you can drink Fluid before leaving. I just went back to work, like no big deal. Dr was nice enough and asked if I had any questions which was when I asked him about the side pain. Really, I didn't even know where my port was. Guess I just didn't know what to expect. My next fill is mid April which I guess will be another 1 1/2 cc. Hope I get some restriction with it. I know my biggest obstacle is probably in my head. Maybe I should eat with chopsticks to make sure my bites are tiny.

Hope we all keep losing weight and winning the battle! :)

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did anyone find out what to do about this...I had my first fill of .7ccs and i dont feel anything!! I Have my next fill scheduled for next week and hopefully i can get two ccs...

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Okay so here I am still with no more weight lost after my first fill....Do I feel full after meals yes,,,am I following the rule of no drinking with my meals yes, so why not one more pound lost? I am getting ready to go to the gym and work out which is what I think is missing here....The band is only a tool it still takes a lot of work to loose the weight. So I am scheduled for my second fill on on April 8th which will be one month out from my last fill....I did wait longer after getting banded to get a fill so I feel like this is okay....I have no been calorie counting so I am going to start doing that as well...My insurance did not cover the band so I paid for this and am wondering why at this point??? don't get me wrong I do not regret it...I am 30# down since being banded in January....I guess I just thought the weight would come off faster.......

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My fill procedure was different from what you describe. My doctor has you standing up and does the fill while looking at the X-ray and has you drink fluids to see the restriction. My doctor uses a lidocaine blast which has no needle but blasts the lidocaine in the site you only feel the pressure of this and then he does the fill....takes about 5 minutes....it is funny it takes me about 45 minutes to drive downtown, then I park sit and wait in the office and bam 5 minutes I am done to drive back home in rush hour traffic because fills are only done in the afternoon...we all sit there while the doctor comes running in past us to get started, everyone is excited "The docotor has arrived" 30 minutes later the office is almost empty until next time. I do want to just bust out laughing at the whole crazy scene.......Till next time....take care fellow bandsters....Jackie

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I had a HUGE needle put into my stomach, it was uncomfortable, I got 5cc my first fill and was down 42 pds when I went to see him, since than I have added spinning and the gym everyday except sunday due to work, and I don't think I have lost anything, not cheating, listening to my band, but I am sliming a lot....every other day, which is pissing me off................

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Was your second fill better? How many ccs are u at now?

OMG. I feel the exact same way. My first fill was this past Tuesday 3/08/11 and I definitely feel as though I am eating wayyyyy more than before. Im not eating more because I want to, Im eating more because I am even hungrier. I also ate right before my fill and am wondering if that affected it in anyway since my wonderful dr's office never gave me any instructions about it beforehand. I'm also having a problem stopping when I feel satisfied vs. being full; especially if the food is yummy. I know that part is in my head, but the physical hunger is out of this world. I can't wait until my next fill.

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ok, i too am jumping on this boat... had my first fill last week... today i had a huge lunch... like it was nothing... and i feel so depressed about it... i don't want to go backwards!!!! i just couldnt stop eating... i find going out to eat is my downfall.... UGH!!!!

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