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I read about people saying their fill take a few days to kick in. Why is this?

I had a fill yesterday and was wondering what if anything I should feel.

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I have had 2 fills and have felt nothing, might take a few more for me.

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it more about timing...if you can go 4-5 hours between meals the band is tight enough to tell your brain you are still full. if you get hungry b4 that then you need more in the band.

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You are supposed to feel satisfied between meals not full. If you feel full you have eaten too much.

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My nurses told me that the reason why it can take a couple days for you to feel anything from a fill is it is Fluid moving around in the band. fluids flow basically. If this is your first feel however you may not actually feel anything. It took me 6 months to get restriction.

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I don't know the "why", but I do know with my last fill it took a few days before it kicked in for me.

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Everyone is different, some feel the fill right away. If it is an early fill, it make take a few to get good restriction

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It has taken 5 days or my fill I take effect.

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I had my first fill on my third doctor's appointment. I had 1 cc put in my band at surgery and my dr put 3 cc in. I do not feel a difference at all. I expected to feel a difference and be tighter going from 1 cc to 4 cc. I don't know what restriction feels like. I just eat small portions to feel satisfied. If I get full I know I've eaten too much. I hate that feeling its painful so I avoid overeating.

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I think a lot of people expect something specific and maybeits not the right expectation to begin with"

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