How Long To Wait Between Fills

[workinprogress0180 9]

I have been reading conflicting stories...I received my first fill last friday. She put 5cc in my 11cc band. SHe then told me that if I didnt feel any restriction which I probably wouldnt she said I could come back next friday..which is only 1 week later for another small fill this time. That just seems like alot too soon!

Crystal

[sam3841 57]

My dr has you wait a month between fills and unfilled. Which kind of sucks cause i had an unfilled cause I was too tight and now I have no restriction qnd have to wait till mid Feb.

[karewpah 173]

It seems to soon for me, however, your surgeon appears to have a different practice than mine. Right or wrong? No clue...just different than what I'm use to

[workinprogress0180 9]

I even called to verify this information generically and thats what they told me too....I am just reaching out to other sources or just getting a second opinion I guess

[doodlebugsmom 9]

My doctor has me wait a month in between fills. My insurance wouldnt pay for anything closer than that anyway. Also for me I seem to feel the fill about a week to 10 days later. Now that I have been banded for a while I dont get fills monthly. My last fill was in October and I dont feel the need to get another fill. I am loosing but slowly and I eat like a normal person now. Not too much and not too little.

[elcee 3,343]

All Dr's are different. Mine usually makes you wait 3 weeks to a month. Heck if I decided the fill wasn't working and tried to get in a week later I wouldn't be able to anyway as he is usually booked up so far in advance!

[Ric 89]

1st fill 6 weeks after Banding and every month after that I am now 9cc in a 14 cc band

[Cazzy 725]

All doctors have different schedules for fills, u need to follow your own doctors advice..

[motivatedlap 8]

Agreed with Cazzy- do what your doctor says. Just for comparison though ...mine did the first fill 5 weeks after surgery then had me come in every 10 days to 2 weeks, though I think if I wanted one sooner he would.

[SageTracey 608]

Interesting. My first fill was six weeks post-op, the next three visits were at one month intervals and I am now (9 months) at two to three months. My last fill was several months ago but I have definitely and suddenly become much tighter in the last week or so. There will be no fill at my appointment next week, that's for sure. I may even ask for a small unfill.

[honk 780]

My doctor says 3 weeks between fills because it can take up to 2 weeks for the fill to "hit". Because the saline can migrate from the tubing into the band. I would wait 3 weeks before attemping another fill.

[motivatedlap 8]

I have been reading conflicting stories...I received my first fill last friday. She put 5cc in my 11cc band. SHe then told me that if I didnt feel any restriction which I probably wouldnt she said I could come back next friday..which is only 1 week later for another small fill this time. That just seems like alot too soon!

Crystal

I'm not trying to start a heated debate on this, but so what if someone else or their doctor thinks what your doctor is doing is wrong? None of us have probably studied performing gastric surgery or gone to medical school, but we did do some work in selecting a doctor we trust. If you don't want the fill that your doctor will give you because you don't feel you need it, then I'm sure telling your doctor that would be just fine and she would not give it to you. However, don't base what your doctor is trying to do with you and your situation on what you read on the internet. Your doctor knows YOUR situation and is making decisions based on that. Trust your doctor and if you don't, find a new one.

[Fluff 1]

I'm getting my first fill today, I've not lost any weight yet and pinning all my hopes on this fill, as at the moment I'm feeling like I've wasted £6,000, so fingers crossed this will do the trick

[Grider 92]

Had my first fill, drank the Water didn't feel a thing? Maybe I'll know tomorrow when I go back to eating my meals. Only thing I notice, is I am not drinking the whole cup of coffee or downing the entire protien shake.? Anyhow Dr say next fill 4 weeks.

[Cazzy 725]

It can quite often be several fills before one feels any form of restriction, being banded is a life long comittment to eating healthy and getting fitter. Its not a quick fix and takes time for the band to really start working with you. It took years to accumulate the weight we all put on and will take some dedicated time to getting it off again. The quicker fix would have been the bypass. I really dont understand why this wasnt explained to some of you pre-op.

Theres lots of threads on this forum regarding fills and feeling restriction, its only a very small minority that feel restriction from day 1 so please just give it time, work hard and u will eventually see results !