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This is just a woohoo for me post ;) I had my first fill yesterday and I'm so excited! I was worried about not losing much weight post op because I had NO restriction with the band empty. I can already feel a difference and it's wonderful!! Go Me!! LOL

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This is just a woohoo for me post ;) I had my first fill yesterday and I'm so excited! I was worried about not losing much weight post op because I had NO restriction with the band empty. I can already feel a difference and it's wonderful!! Go Me!! LOL

Thank you for posting this. I had my surgery last Wednesday and I feel no restrictions.... at all. I was really starting to get nervous!! My first fill is scheduled for 7.25.11. How many cc's did your doctor hook you up with?

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Thank you for posting this. I had my surgery last Wednesday and I feel no restrictions.... at all. I was really starting to get nervous!! My first fill is scheduled for 7.25.11. How many cc's did your doctor hook you up with?

They don't usually fill you right after surgery. Your band needs time to heal, so right now the band is just a band. You still have to be gentle and only eat how your supposed to eat because it's so fragile right now, but the band will be extremely loose until your first fill. I was not aware of that in the beginning, myself.

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Singingpeaches

Not all bands are empty right out of surgery. There are plenty of surgeons who put Fluid in the band during surgery (mine included). I have not gone in for a fill yet but I know I already have 4 cc in my band.

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Not all bands are empty right out of surgery. There are plenty of surgeons who put Fluid in the band during surgery (mine included). I have not gone in for a fill yet but I know I already have 4 cc in my band.

Thanks dmg, as I have read more people's posts today, I have come to realize this. The info I posted above was just what I was told.

They have been filling mine slowwwww as molasses.... hmmph... kinda wish it was tighter right now, too.

Actually, I knew nothing about cc's or anything until just the other day. Just that it was empty for the first 6 weeks after surgery!

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