:hungry: i had my lapband done 2/11 and have lost 15 lbs...i am going to the dr for my first "fill" on march 15th and until about 2 days ago i felt that my "unfilled" band somewhat restricted me from eating...but the last 2 days i feel like i could eat whatever i want and i have been eating more!!! this makes me very nervous!!????is this normal???:phanvan

I went through the same thing. The 2-3 weeks before my 1st fill I was paniced. I just knew I would be one of the ones the band wouldn't work on or that something was wrong with my band. I've since had two fills and am doing great with my band. Hang in there!

That's VERY normal. As I told the folks here before... 1-2 weeks before my first fill I suddenly lost all restriction and could have shoved a cornish game hen down whole. :hungry: Congratulations on your banding and restriction will return when you start getting fills! Hang in there!

I had good restriction for a few weeks after being banded, then POOF! gone. I have 1 fill and can still eat like a pig. Friday is fill #2.. hopefully we'll make some progress

Darcy, you do have a way with descriptions.....LMAO

i was banded on 3/1/2006 by dr. spivak in houston, tx. i had NO appetite at all for first 2 days but now feel as though i can eat without restriction. doc says this is normal and to try eating 5 small meals a day and stay under 1200 calories. he says my first fill will restrict my eating again...i hope he's right. my first fill is scheduled for 3/23/2006.

I too had my 1st fill 5 wks post op and those last weeks were not easy. I felt the restriction was not there..but I understand that's from the intial swelling b/c your band is not filled yet. With my 1st fill (last wk) I still do not feel the kind of restriction I had initially.. Is this normal? Do I have to wait a wk or two to feel the restriction? or is it immediate?

:hungry: i had my lapband done 2/11 and have lost 15 lbs...i am going to the dr for my first "fill" on march 15th and until about 2 days ago i felt that my "unfilled" band somewhat restricted me from eating...but the last 2 days i feel like i could eat whatever i want and i have been eating more!!! this makes me very nervous!!????is this normal???:phanvan

MY DAUGHTER HAD THE SURGERY IN MONTERREY, MX ON FEB. 9TH!! SHE TOO HAS LOST 15 LBS. SHE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING TOO THAT SHE DIDN'T FEEL THE RESTRICTION LATELY -- WE CONTACTED THE DR. OFFICE AND THEY SAID THIS IS BECAUSE THE STOMACH IS NOT SWOLLEN ANYMORE FROM THE SURGERY AND THAT THE FILL IS NEEDED TO RESTRICT IT NOW. I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT FROM THE NURSE BUT NOW WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE IN THE STATES THAT WILL DO HER FILL FOR HER - BECAUSE THE AIRFLIGHTS BACK TO MONTERREY, RIGHT NOW ARE HIGH BECAUSE OF SPRING BREAK.

GOOD LUCK !!

i was banded on 3/1/2006 by dr. spivak in houston, tx. i had NO appetite at all for first 2 days but now feel as though i can eat without restriction. doc says this is normal and to try eating 5 small meals a day and stay under 1200 calories. he says my first fill will restrict my eating again...i hope he's right. my first fill is scheduled for 3/23/2006.

MY DAUGHTER HAD THE LAP BAND SURGERY ON FEB. 9 IN MONTERREY, MX. WHICH WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. BUT SHE IS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE CLOSE TO US TO DO THE FILL. WE LIVE IN LAKE CHARLES AND HOUSTON WOULD BE WONDERFUL FOR US.. COULD YOU PLEASE SEND ME YOUR DOCTOR'S NAME, ADDRESS OR PHONE # SO WE COULD SEE IF HE'D DO THE FILL. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP ..

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CSaxon, you may be able to find a doctor in your area by checking at www.obesityhelp.com I believe they have a place to put in your zip code and it will show you the WLS docs in your area.

You and i are about on the same schedule- I was banded 2-7 and my first fill is also the 15th. I was doing really good sticking to the small amount of food required but this last week has been hard and the amounts are creeping up there. I am hungry between meals and I don't want to go back to grazing. My motivation to do this was my knees are really bad and I figured I needed at least 50 gone before they started to get better and I could go back to doing the things I love to do. Like walking and gardening.......