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 Thursday and I feel a little bit more restriction, but not a whole lot. I, too, expected that based on the information I got on this forum.

I'm with you, NJGIRL (and I'm a JRZ GRL too)!! I WANT to feel something to assure me that the band is working. I was also wondering if anyone pushed their dr. to be more aggressive with fills. I don't hold out hope with my dr...he lectured me at my last appointment about not relying on the band to do all the work...which I totally do NOT understand because I wouldn't have had major surgery if I was able to control my eating on my own!

I have lost another 3 lbs. since the fill, so that's something. But of course, I was on liquids for 24 hours afterwards so I think that had a lot to do with it. Now it's Saturday and I'm getting hungrier!!

I was banded jan 18, 2011 I had my first fill feb 20th, 2011 my doctor gave me 4cc's and I could still eat everything. I had fill number 2 on May 11th, and can still eat everything but not as much. I am now at 6.5cc's after 2 fills. I have another scheduled for July 20th. I am hoping that just a little more will give me the restriction I need to move onward. I watch what I put in my mouth, but it is a struggle everyday.