I was banded about 7 weeks ago. My surgeon primes the band with 2 cc at surgery. Things were going really well. I was feeling lots of restriction, and the weight was coming off, until I got my first fill of an additional 2 cc last Weds. Since then, I've felt little restriction, have been very hungry, and my weight loss has stopped. What the heck is up with that?

That sure is odd. I, too, had 2 ml during surgery (6/3) and received my first fill of 2.5ml this past wednesday. I feel a whole lot of restriction now... a lot more than I had before.

Relatively, do you feel LESS restriction after the fill? Are you still on mushies or have you progressed to solids?

Did your doctor do your fill under fluoroscopy or blind?

That sure is odd. I, too, had 2 ml during surgery (6/3) and received my first fill of 2.5ml this past wednesday. I feel a whole lot of restriction now... a lot more than I had before.

Relatively, do you feel LESS restriction after the fill? Are you still on mushies or have you progressed to solids?

I actually feel LESS restriction after the fill. Technically I can progress to solids, but have been a little reluctant. Just tried a little salad tonight and that didn't feel too good. I am feeling more restriction today than I was yesterday, so maybe I was just having a weird day?

Did your doctor do your fill under fluoroscopy or blind?

The guy who does it at my Dr.'s office is a Nurse Practitioner, and he did it by feel. There was a surgical resident in there who tried first and couldn't get the port. (That was fun.) But I definitely felt when the NP hit the port, and he pulled out all the liquid that was in there--2 ccs-- to confirm, then put in 4 in its place. Feeling a bit more restriction today, but not significantly more than I was with just 2 cc. Weird.

It's good that they verified they were in. It's not uncommon for blind fills to result in punctured tubing, which leads to a leak and tubing replacement (not fun).

It could just be that your fill is taking its time. Mine take anywhere from 4-6 weeks to reach their full effect.

Give it time. And be careful, while you may feel that you can eat more you may be very surprised quite suddenly by a food you thought you could eat that you really couldn't. For me it was rice oddly enough. Figured it would be safe - nope. Stuck. And remember, on stormy bad weather days your band will be a little looser. On clear days it will be tighter. So if you've had a few stormy days where you are that will account for part of the delay.