Hope some of you can give a Bandster Hell gal some hope! I won't have my first fill for another 3 weeks. I read that it can take several fills to feel something. Did anyone get good restriction with their first fil? Did it help with your appetite at all? How many weeks did you have to wait until your 2nd fill?

I had my first fill on June 1st. I have a little bit more restriction, but not much. My second fill is scheduled for July 5th.

It definitely helped, but it wasn't enough. I got my 2nd fill today.

I am curious too. My first fill is next Tues, the 14th. I can't wait for some restriction. I've been trying to follow all the rules, but it takes a lot of will power, I'm ready to feel some effects from the band! If I could follow this strict of a diet without restriction I wouldn't have needed a band in the first place.

Well good luck guys because I passed on my first fill yesterday my doc thinks I am doing pretty good without it so my next appointment is on july 5th

I also passed on my first fill..i was doing fine without it, until last thurs..had to get one finally, and it seems to be working great for me..lost 6 lbs since last week, and feeling great..I am scheduled for another fill on july 5th, so we will see if by then im ready for one:) had my surgery on march 23rd 20011..

I can't imagine passing on a fill!! I am almost looking forward to food getting stuck or PBing so I can know that the band is actually working!! lol I'm sick I know!

i had my second fill and still nothing calling the doctor back next week and seeing if i can go in sooner to get another one third fill isnt for another 2 months

first fill didn't do that much for me. "Restriction" lasted about 2 days but then I was hungrier after it. It was 2 weeks til 2nd fill. Just got to power through it.

Thankfully, my doc is pretty aggressive with fills. Band started empty, 1st fill was 4.5ccs, 2nd fill was 1.5ccs. 2nd fill turned out to be a bit too much & I got a slight unfill. Waited a few weeks & got a small 3rd fill. I've been at this point for almost 4 months now.....but I think I'm ready for another one.

cheers,

chloe

You are funny. I just got my first fill three days ago. Not much of a difference, but I expected it (thanks to this forum). I had been going throught the "bandster hell" also. I am fortunate that my doctor says that I can come back every week to get a fill if needed. I am already scheduled for my next one! I am hoping after the next couple fills that I will feel some restriction too. Best of luck to you!

I got 3CCs Weds (1st fill)

I feel a difference

Also having to adjust a little

You are funny. I just got my first fill three days ago. Not much of a difference, but I expected it (thanks to this forum). I had been going throught the "bandster hell" also. I am fortunate that my doctor says that I can come back every week to get a fill if needed. I am already scheduled for my next one! I am hoping after the next couple fills that I will feel some restriction too. Best of luck to you!

My first fill was 4 weeks after band and I felt some restriction for about 2-3 days. Since then I am struggling. Hungrier every day. I can't wait until fill number 2! I am getting that in about 1 1/2 weeks. My DR has me returning for fills every 4 weeks.

I skipped my first 2 fills, then I had my one and only fill 3 months after surgery. My surgeon is aggressive with the first fill - 5 ccs - because they feel like it helps people get to the right restriction faster. After the first fill, from what they told me, they give 1 cc per fill. I had some restriction from the beginning but it wasn't until I had my fill that I started to have occaisional PB episodes.

Okay, so I shouldn't expect reallu anything for my first fill-and if I do it won't last long

I wonder if I can ask my doctor to be agressive with it??? Is that ever done? Or at the very least request that I come back sooner if the fill isn't making a difference? I just can't see the point of waiting weeks for another fill when the purpose of the surgery is to help control the hunger.

Has anyone else asked their doctor for more ccs or to come back sooner? I don't want to wait 2 months to feel any restriction

I had my first fill 6 days ago and after the swelling went down, I don't have any restriction again. My dr told me before he did the fill, that it could take up to 3 before I would feel restriction and to come back in 5 weeks for fill #2. I've decided I'm going to call to try on Monday and try to get in on the 3 week mark. If he won't be agressive...I will

I had my first fill (3.5 cc's) this past Monday, 6/6. 5 days later, I have lost 5 lbs....definitely feel restriction.

Scheduled for another adjustment on 7/11. I'm psyched! That 6 week wait for a fill was super frustrating!

Anyway, after my botched first surgery in Mexico, it is soooo satisfying to actually have a band that works!