I was banded on December 14th and am still doing the whole liquid diet... Anyways... I am hungry between my shakes and I am getting at least 80g of protein a day and a lot of liquids... I get my first fill on January 14th and I was wondering how many cc y'all got the first fill... I am ready to not be hungry

My first fill was 1cc and did wonderful, was not hungry at all the first 4 days was great, lasted a while before another one.

Awesome... I'm new to this and I guess I'm just worried that I will keep getting hungry in between..

I have no idea how much he put in. And, it's really not important to compare? Each doctor puts in different amounts of saline at surgery. Some give 0 and some give up to 5 CC's at surgery.

Every bandsters stomach and band placement will be different. So, a good surgeon may place the band higher or lower on the stomach depending on the shape? Every patient's stomach lining will have a different thickness and different level of fat surrounding the stomach. So, there is no norm.

And yes, you will be hungry till you get that one fill that gives you the right level of restriction.

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Thank y'all so much! I needed a little reassurance

Each doctor does fills differently. My doctor does it with floro, so he adds saline based on how fast the contrast move through my band. I think my first fill was around 1.5cc and I have ranged from .5 to 2 cc each time and I have had 5 fills.

I was like you to start with I still felt hungry alot, but with each fill the hunger subsided more and more- at least that is how my experience has been.

I just had my first fill last week and had 2.8 cc's put in and my doctor also uses Floro under xray to watch the flow. I still don't feel much restriction, so I can get another fill in 4 weeks. I appreciate that the doctor does this slowly because I would hate to be too tight and get stuck.

Good luck!

I find it interesting how we all vary so much. I was banded 16 Nov and my first fill will be on the 21st of Feb 4 ml.

I find it interesting how we all vary so much. I was banded 16 Nov and my first fill will be on the 21st of Feb 4 ml.

Really? Im still preop scheduled for this thurs that I will getva fill in 1 month and can schedule fills every 2 to 4 weeks after that