I was banded on 12/21 have had 3 fills since. I think I ave 5cc's in my and. I have very little restriction and can eat almost anything. I try and stay away from bread for the most part and have not tried steak or pork, but everything I have tried has gone down just fine. I am also eating too much at one sitting and find myself still starving at times. I know I have to have control of my eating but I really thought I would get sick if I eat to much or have trouble eating certain foods and besides from scars on my belly I don't even know I have a band. Will it get better with another fill? I have set a goal go to the gym daily and eat better starting Monday, so maybe this will jump start the weight loss again.

You haven't hit the Green Zone yet and need another fill(s) Once you have adequate restriction, it gets much easier.

I'm curious why you've only had 3 fills in 6 months? Most have 5 or 6 in that time period.

My doctor will not do a fill earlier than 6 weeks after the previous fill. And in my case, waiting until 3.5 months for the first fill, with the next one on July 17, it is quite possible that in 6 months I will have had only 2 fills.

Not what I anticipated, but what I had to do. Still waiting for test results to determine if I will need to have my gallbladder removed...which if so, may delay the fill schedule longer...

Hope your doc isn't like Sojourner's? Not that he's a bad doc it's just that 6 weeks is too long for many patients. Some of these docs are so inflexible. Every patient is different and some of us learn how to work our tool/band sooner than others.

Yes, you need a fill. I started feeling a little restriction with fill #3 and by #6 I was in the green zone. Don't be afraid to ask your surgeon for a fill even if it's only 3 weeks since your last.

You shouldn't have to suffer through a diet with no help from a band you paid $10,000 for. Dieting sucks and we all know how well we succeeded with diets. They're uncomfortable and don't work so get a fill.

Remember, "It's only a diet till we get restriction"!

tmf

I would make an appointment for as soon as you can and say you a fill. My doc does a standard six weeks out but also says that if I need a fill before to schedule another appointment for a sooner time and date. I have a fill scheduled in two weeks but noticed my restriction is less since my last, so I scheduled a sooner one and kept my original schedule so I now have two in case the early fill isn't enough.