Three weeks today post op, and I feel the same as if I never had surgery! No restriction at all n my appetite is no different than before! Need a fill ASAP so I DNt feel like I did this for nothing...

I'm in the same boat. My first fill isn't until late June. I don't understand why it takes so many fills to get restriction. If I'm paying per fill ($300 at my clinic...not sure what my cost is as I have insurance) I'd tell them they better give me restriction because I'm not paying $300 for them to give me 1cc each time. Imagine how pricey that would be!!

I understand what you're saying as far as cost, but they can't just go in and fill the band. Every person is different and every person has restriction at a different point. I know some who have 8cc in a 10cc band and still struggle. I only have 4cc in a 10cc band and I'm VERY tight, in fact I'm still debating a slight unfill. Then there are the rare ones who never get a fill because they have restriction with the band alone.

My point is, they have to go slow when they fill you. They have no way of knowing how much you need without a gradual increase, and they do it monthly (usually) because whenever you get a fill your stomach will swell, so you have to let that swelling subside before you know just how effective that last fill was.

There is no way around it, fills are a slow process and there isn't a safe way around it.

I'm in the same boat. My first fill isn't until late June. I don't understand why it takes so many fills to get restriction. If I'm paying per fill ($300 at my clinic...not sure what my cost is as I have insurance) I'd tell them they better give me restriction because I'm not paying $300 for them to give me 1cc each time. Imagine how pricey that would be!!

Mis73 is right on this one Sara. Fills are a trial and error process. It's also a very good way to get to know how your band will work with your stomach by trying out new foods and new methods of preparation of foods.

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