First Fill and Feeling Nothing

[newlady1 67]

Yesterday I had my first fill. I was a little apprehensive but excited at the same time. It's been 8 weeks since my surgery and at that time no solution was added to my band. my doctor had planned to give me 4cc but as he was putting in the solution, while drinking the Water I started belching but I didn't fill full. At that point he withdrew some solution and said I'm only going to put in 3 cc, I don't want you to get sick. He said if I dont see any weight loss after 3 weeks to contact him and he will put another cc in. I drank 2 6oz cups of water and was fine. I'm thinking that I would be filling extremely full after drinking the water but I was hungry. Then the nurse hands me a sheet that says I need to be on a liquid diet for 2 days. I'm like for real. I don't feel any different from when I went in. Is that normal? Does it take a couple of days to feel anything? I'm confused, what should I be expecting after a fill? NEED SOME ADVICE.

[Dave_NW 92]

Getting a fill can cause swelling around your band. The liquid diet for two days is to give your system time for any swelling to go down. After that you may or may not feel some degree of restriction. It usually takes several fills before you'll notice dramatic differences, so don't be disappointed if you don't feel much of anything at this point.

You also should be aware that the point of the band is not to achieve restriction in your eating. The point of fills in the band is to cause a dimming of your appetite, so you can use your common sense and willpower to prevent overeating. The band may limit the volume of food you can swallow at one time, but it won't stop you from overeating, or from making poor food choices. And liquids tend to go through the band very quickly, so the point of drinking Water at the surgeon's office was only to ensure you "could" swallow and process things.

This article may help you put things into perspective: http://drsimpson.net...estriction.html

It takes time for the band to get fine-tuned for your body, so try to be patient. Follow your doctor's orders, and let the process happen at its own pace. As has been said before, you ddn't gain this weight overnight, so you shouldn't expect to lose it overnight.

Good luck!

Dave

[newlady1 67]

Thank you Dave, I appreciate your response and thanks for the website/article it was very helpful.

Getting a fill can cause swelling around your band. The liquid diet for two days is to give your system time for any swelling to go down. After that you may or may not feel some degree of restriction. It usually takes several fills before you'll notice dramatic differences, so don't be disappointed if you don't feel much of anything at this point.

You also should be aware that the point of the band is not to achieve restriction in your eating. The point of fills in the band is to cause a dimming of your appetite, so you can use your common sense and willpower to prevent overeating. The band may limit the volume of food you can swallow at one time, but it won't stop you from overeating, or from making poor food choices. And liquids tend to go through the band very quickly, so the point of drinking Water at the surgeon's office was only to ensure you "could" swallow and process things.

This article may help you put things into perspective: http://drsimpson.net...estriction.html

It takes time for the band to get fine-tuned for your body, so try to be patient. Follow your doctor's orders, and let the process happen at its own pace. As has been said before, you ddn't gain this weight overnight, so you shouldn't expect to lose it overnight.

Good luck!

Dave