I may have posted this before and if so, just assume its a rhetorical question LOL .. I'm slowly losing my mind.

Just wondering if fills for anyone else, are fickle? I'm not complaining by any stretch of the imagination .. I just want to understand how a fill works.

An example: Several times, when I've gotten a fill, I haven't noticed any extra restriction for 4-7 days. Yesterday however, I got a fill of 0.1cc and I feel it already. Again, not complaining, cause I definitely wanted to feel restriction.

On the few occasions I've felt too tight though and gotten a small unfill, I've felt relief from that instantly.

Is it all in my head lol .. or do others have weird fill experiences?

.....perhaps it's the standing upside down on the far side of the Earth???.....HAR!!!

LOL I'll have to invest in one of those gravity chairs

Oh, heck yea! I was having no restriction at 1cc and went to 1.5.......suffered for 9 days, gave up and unfilled to 1.3. Now I am anxiously awaiting Monday to go back to 1.5 because after 3 weeks I have no restriction now, seems like I have less than when I was at 1cc!!! This is a tricky business for me. I think I should have waited after the second fill and done liquids for a few days instead of unfilling. Strange how unique we all are!

i had a first fill of 1.5 and felt no restriction

yesterday i got another fill of 1ml so now i have a total of 2.5ml and boy can i feel the difference.

when i eat i get pain and im not quite sure wot that is

I got 1.5 the other day and feel nothing, but I supposed I might within the next 2 weeks.

But to me, being banded feels like being on an appetite suppressant. I dont have any trouble with any foods and I dont have any real STOP signal, no feeling, no pain, I just know I've had enough. But the main effect is just no interest in food whatsoever. I was getting a little peckish before the fill and it's gone away again and I actually forgot to eat all day to day, but actual restriction? Nup.

Nor do I think I need to actually feel restriction at all as long as my appetite stays away like it has.

I dont care because it's working anyway but I guess the point is everybody's completely different.

.....perhaps it's the standing upside down on the far side of the Earth???.....HAR!!!

Jack! Thanks for the early morning guffaw!

My fills have never been fickle. I've been blessed in that respect. My battles have been with my own mind and food issues.

DO your docs recommend to stay on liquids then mushys for a few days after a fill? I know when I try to eat right after it seems I am too full, but if I still to my 3 liquid, 3 day mushy after a fill, I can usually slowly get on to the hard stuff. I just wondered if this is why so many people get a fill and then get unfilled right away and then need another fill right away after that again? Just a question.

Yes, my fill is fickle!! First of all, it took two weeks to kick in, and there are times when I get stuck at two bites, and times when I can eat a regular meal. The type of food or time of day seems irrelevant.

I have been thinking about going for a second fill, but I am restricted more often than not, so I am having difficulty deciding what to do! I am still losing but it has slowed considerably, only 4 pounds in the last month.

DO your docs recommend to stay on liquids then mushys for a few days after a fill? I know when I try to eat right after it seems I am too full, but if I still to my 3 liquid, 3 day mushy after a fill, I can usually slowly get on to the hard stuff. I just wondered if this is why so many people get a fill and then get unfilled right away and then need another fill right away after that again? Just a question.

my doc just told me to stay on liquids for that day and thats it

My doc said if I feel like I need to stay on soft or liquids, to do so. Usually I don't for the first few days, but when I feel the restriction kicking in, I switch to soft foods for a day or so to give it time to adjust...

My experience is..

As long as I can drink sips of any liquid. I am fine.. I dont care how long it takes (well all I ever did it for was 3 weeks)

IF I am having chest pains or spitting up.. on my own saliva.. and sipping warm liquids is impossible... then I need an unfill so I dont risk my band.

OTHERWISE, I would let the fill calm down... be it a few days or a few weeks.. (AS LONG AS I DONT HAVE ANY PAIN OR SPITTING WHICH I DONT CUZ I DONT ALLOW IT)

BUT, this all PISSEs me off.. (I am stressing out now that a fill is a week away)....

I swelll so much, that I dont end up getting a good fill..

Well, I didnt last time..

I DID the time before and I realize I was real lucky cuz there is a fine line between chest pains and spitting up your own saliva (NOT OK) to being able to sip in the AM and drink liquids in the PM (OK for me)

So.. SOMEHOW I have to come as close as possible and not go over..

ITS STUPID.. But its the only way I will lose weight.. and thats been prooven so far..

People said when i looosened up.. I would lose weight.. But I stopped loosing just like I thought I would.

I dont see anything wrong with never eating solids again.. DONT MONKS do it or something?

Well, I just had my first fill a week and a half ago. He put 2.2 ccs in a 4cc band, and I didn't notice anything. I am glad I read this thread because I didn't know it sometimes takes a couple weeks to feel restriction. I feel a TINY bit of restriction, but nothing like what I'd hoped for. I was thinking about calling my doc and asking for another fill. How long do you all recommend I wait until making that call?

I have never vomited, had a PB, or felt sick since being banded. Should I worry that this is not working for me? I can eat a lot and have no trouble drinking anything cold or hot at any time of day or night.

sounds to me like you need more fill.. but of course you should wait a few weeks to make sure.