I am PRAYING I get my first fill on Thursday. I had my surgery on 2/13, and when I was supposed to get my first fill, they said no because I was loosing on my own, and I was still have breathing issues from surgery. My pulmonologist cleared me for a fill yesterday, so that should be happening Thursday. I have been so hungry and the scale isn't moving, which is good, because my choices haven't been the best, so at least I have maintained! Anyway...my question is, is there food I should stay away from, or should I not eat within a specific time frame of the fill? I know after I should have soups and such, but I was just curious about before. Also, how long does the fill actually take? Since they are just injected saline, I am assuming not long, but I wanted to hear from some veterans. Thank you for all your help!

Always check with your doctor regarding his/her instructions. My doctor wants me to do liquids for 48 hours after a fill -- protein drinks, broth, etc. he is very experienced & the fill itself probably takes less than a minute. Good luck making good choices for your continued success!

my Dr likes me on liquids the day of fill, including before. Sometimes food can take a long time to drain from the pouch so she doesn't want there to be a chance the fill stops the food from going through.

the actual fill takes a minute. I think I was in ans out of my last appointment on 15 or 20.

I was never given instructions for before the fill. Since they weigh you before the fill I try not to eat very much. The fill itself take like 1 minute. They do ask you before the fill about your general health. They have you look at the "chart" that shows the yellow/green/red zones. If you know you are getting a fill they may not bother with that.

dont eat anything at elast 2 hrs before your fill so that your stomach is emtpy. do liquids for 2 days after your fill, but check with your doctor to make sure.

My doctor asks me to eat a light meal day before and nothing five hours before my fill. I barely sip water. Then of course full liquids for three days after. That third day is hard so I have a thin tomato soup and applesauce or protein shakes.