Hi Everyone,

Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide. I received my first fill (5cc in a 11cc band) on January 8th, don't really feel restriction yet but still only eating about 1000 calories a day and feel satisfied with that. Additionally i only eat about 3 times a day and don't get too hungry in between. I have another fill scheduled for January 31st and I leave for vacation on February 2nd. My Dr. stated that he would fill with 1.5CC. I am worried that i will all of a sudden get too tight and then be away from my Dr if I need to have a quick unfill? How often does it happen that people get too tight and can't swallow Water, just wondering if i should postpone even though i am not in the green zone yet.

Thanks!

This is strictly my personal opinion, but I wouldn't that close to going on vacation. It would be awful to be away from home, realize you're too tight, and there's nothing you can do.

Plus, it sounds like you're awfully close to the Green Zone already. It would be really easy to accidentally get the band too tight.

Good luck.

It sounds like you are doing fine with the fill you have. Getting a fill and being too tight for vacation sounds like a bad idea to me personally. I always try to make sure I have a least a week before traveling after a fill.

I got a fill 8 days before we were to leave for Christmas. The fill was too much and I ended up spending the day before leaving by sitting in the doc's office waiting to get 1/2 cc. unfill. Believe me, it's not worth it! If you are doing well now, why not wait until you come home and can take the time needed to make sure the fill is what you needed. Just sayin...

Based on what you said I wonder why you are getting a fill in the first place.... If you are satisfied with aout a cup of food for 4-5 hrs and youre losing weight....it doesn't sound like you need a fill yet. Vacation or no vacation I would wait until I needed one rather than risking being too tight. Maybe you might want to discuss this with your dr.

Thanks all for your replys I am tending to agree. Floridays you mentioned feeling satisfied with a cup of food....not always. I do stick between 1000-1200 calories of mostly protein and feel satisfied but often i will add a bunch of veggies with that to help me fill up and dinner time is usually two cups. Thank you all, you all give great advice, it is appreciated!

Thanks all for your replys I am tending to agree. Floridays you mentioned feeling satisfied with a cup of food....not always. I do stick between 1000-1200 calories of mostly Protein and feel satisfied but often i will add a bunch of veggies with that to help me fill up and dinner time is usually two cups. Thank you all, you all give great advice, it is appreciated!

ahh then I misunderstood....maybe a fill is in order. 2 cups is a lot of food for a bandster in the green zone to eat at one time considering the pouch only holds 4-6 oz... That means food is getting through faster than it should.

Personally I never altered my fill schedule to accommodate my life however others have brought up good points so I think a discussion with your dr is in order. Best wishes!!

Wow! 2 cups of food is a lot. I cant eat more than a cup. If I do, I will get stuck! If you are actually eating 2 cups at dinner, you might need a fill, but I would wait until after my vacation. Karen

Have you thought about maybe half the amount? Sounds like you are in green zone. Discuss with your doc for sure. Good luck. I have filled before vacation (2 weeks after fill I was miserable and had 1/4cc taken out and felt so much better)