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I'm just wondering if there is anyone that has never had a fill. I just had surgery and they had to take my fill out because swallowing was hard. Will I gain weight now? What will happen?

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My doctor half filled my band during surgery it's only a small band though like 6cc. I find I can eat everything slowly with little difficultly, so I probably won't get a fill when I see my dr on the 20th of feb.

Also I don't think if you get an unfill you will gain, your bands too tight you need to be able to eat the right foods. If your bands too tight instead of eating Protein and vegetables you'll have to resort to slider foods which don't give u the same sense of fullness. So in my opinion an unfill will assist in your weight loss not hinder it :)

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My doctor half filled my band during surgery it's only a small band though like 6cc. I find I can eat everything slowly with little difficultly' date=' so I probably won't get a fill when I see my dr on the 20th of feb.

Also I don't think if you get an unfill you will gain, your bands too tight you need to be able to eat the right foods. If your bands too tight instead of eating Protein and vegetables you'll have to resort to slider foods which don't give u the same sense of fullness. So in my opinion an unfill will assist in your weight loss not hinder it <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />[/quote']

My fill was only 3.2 but I guess I was swollen from the surgery and that is why they took it all out. I don't know what happens next.

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Some people just need less fill to get to restriction. You may find you're one of those people. If they unfilled you, it's not the end of the world. You're no less worse off than most people for whom that first 'primer' fill doesn't even touch the sides.

This will let you heal and eventually when you do, you'll be able to tell if you're still too tight (which I doubt). Then if you're eating more, you can get a fill again. It's too early to tell if you've just had surgery.

I have read of a few people for whom more fills after surgery wasn't required. The band itself and whatever was put in at the time of surgery gave them enough restriction to lose the weight. But for most people, it takes a few fills, and for someone like me, it takes a LOT of fills to get there. It'll all play out over the next few months how the band will work for you.

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I know two people here who's not had fills yet and both are doing amazing. Carolinagirl had a band with plication and has never had a fill and Pattygirl (no plication) has never had a fill. Both women are losing extremely well. In both their cases, they simply don't need one yet.

They are proof that weight loss absolutely nothing to do with fills but rather calories burned versus calories consumed.

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I know two people here who's not had fills yet and both are doing amazing. Carolinagirl had a band with plication and has never had a fill and Pattygirl (no plication) has never had a fill. Both women are losing extremely well. In both their cases, they simply don't need one yet.

They are proof that weight loss absolutely nothing to do with fills but rather calories burned versus calories consumed.

missy

what a wonderful comment from you, thank you for including me in it.

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i dont have a fill but i eat as though i do...

i am very aware of what i eat (the type foods) and the amounts.

i know 3500 cals is a pound...and because i am not a marathon runner, i am careful to not take in more cals then i burn off..i also stop eating at 1 cup of food and i eat lean Protein, veggies and fruit. if i eat it, its gonna be filling.

as missy stated, you eat over 3500 cals a day and dont burn it off, you will gain or not lose..fill or no fill...just my opinion.

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missy

what a wonderful comment from you, thank you

Thank you Missy for always looking out for us, love ya girlfriend x0x0x00x

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The best advice I have learned from my fellow bandsters is the golden rule - that is never to eat more than a cup of food per meal, no matter what! Get in that protein! Oh, and the thing that helps me overall is to track everything I eat and exercise. I cannot live without these rules, ever!

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The best advice I have learned from my fellow bandsters is the golden rule - that is never to eat more than a cup of food per meal, no matter what! Get in that protein! Oh, and the thing that helps me overall is to track everything I eat and exercise. I cannot live without these rules, ever!

Now if we don't get fills do we still have restriction? I wonder why I went through the surgery if I don't have that restriction. Do you feel satisfied?

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Now if we don't get fills do we still have restriction? I wonder why I went through the surgery if I don't have that restriction. Do you feel satisfied?

It depends completely on your anatomy and band size. Some people (like Pattygirl and Carolinagirl) have their hunger dimmed great without a fill. Then there's others that feel like they don't have a band at all when their band is empty.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with fills- or not getting fills. It's all a matter of personal necessity based on your own anatomy.

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speaking for me, absolutely...my dr put primer in, i have no idea how much and i have plication...those 2 combined give me restriction...at 1 to 1 1/2 cup, it is 100% clear i am restricted...to the point of uncomfortable...why i stop at 1 cup....i let the band work..its not magic..i dont expect the band to do everything....my dr told me for this to work i have to let it work and help it by eating my allotted amounts and good quality foods.

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Once I healed from surgery, I didn't feel restriction until I had 6cc in my band, and didn't get into the green zone until I had 8.5cc in my band (10cc band). I have had up to 10cc in my band in the last year (to counteract the effects of a leak) and I could still eat solids.

I completely believe in getting restriction. That's how the band works best. Once I got to the green zone, I didn't have to do anything to lose. All my exercise was incidental, and the Portion Control my band gave me was enough not only to help me get well below my goal weight, but also to maintain it for 3 years.

When I lost restriction due to a stubborn leak, I have put weight back on for the first time in 3 years, so I know that restriction was what was keeping my weight under control. Now I diet, count calories, do low carb, exercise formally, all things I didn't have to do when I was in the green zone just to keep from gaining any more.

So the band does give you that added boost to help you control hunger if it's used to it fullest potential. But how many fills you have to get to get there is completely individual.

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Wozzicat,

I feel restriction most deffinately, my band lets me know when I have either eaten to much, too fast, to big of a bite, (I get discomfort) when doing any of these mentioned. My band puts me right in check! I also feel satisfied after a meal for long periods of time until my next one. I am not sure how long my restriction will continue on my journey, but for now its working....

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I was banded on November 6th and my doctor did it put in any Fluid during surgery. I have not had a fill so far and have lost a little over 45 pounds. I don't think I have restriction but I am not hungry. I eat 1/2 cup to 1 cup of food per meal and focus on Protein first. I have three meals a day and don't snack in between meals. My average calories is about 1000 per day. Down two pant sizes since November and feel great!!

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