Went for a checkup with my surgen's office yesterday and they said I was doing great! I had lost 18 pounds since my last visit on Dec 1st and they were more than impressed! They said they dont fix what isnt broken so I dont need another fill for 4 weeks..sooner if I feel the need! I was thrilled

You go Girl! You are doing great! Keep on keeping on. Karen

wow that's awesome....can you share some info with us plz...Like what are you eating and are you exercising?

That is great! I just got my first fill yesterday, I am hoping for the same results.

thats GREAT!!! keep up the good work, and i hope when i go back to the dr for my first fill it all goes well for me

Thanks all! The biggest thing for me I think is counting calories and staying away from the sweets. I still enjoy them once in awhile but not as often as I did. I also exercise at least 1 hour a day about 6days aweek. I think that has been my formla for success. Of course the band does its job by making me eat much smaller portions!

I came on here because I was thinking the same thing. Got my first fill Dec. 8th and I've lost 24lbs since then, I have my next appt early Feb. and I wasn't sure if my Dr. would recommend another fill or not. From the looks of it, it looks like a negative.

THey asked me if I felt like I needed one and honestly I didnt so I said so. Im sure if she felt differently she would have told me!

i havent had my first fill yet and you guys talk of knowing of you need a fill .....how do they know how much to fill??

Well with yur first fill the doctor depending on his method will fill from anywhere of 0.50 to 4.0 + cc's into your lapband. This is what I have read from other peoples posts. He will test to see if you are able to swallow water or and even do an xray type test. Mine got me 6cc's and when we realized it was hard to swallow water he removed 2cc's and only did the water test. Good luck.