Hello everyone. I'm so ready to move forward and get this lapband tool working for me. I go for my first fill tomorrow. Up to this point (7 weeks post op) I haven't really felt like I have a band, although for the past 3-4 days I seem to be feeling some restriction. Strange that I never have before now, so I don't know what changed. But I go for a fill tomorrow and I'm so excited. I hope the doctor will put enough in that I get some results. It has been difficult these past few weeks (as it is for all of us) to not have any restriction and go through the bandster hell eveyrone writes about.

I guess I wasn't ready for it to not work in the beginning. I thought it would be beneficial from the start so it was disappointing to realize that we don't get a fill for 6 weeks. I've had another unrelated surgery, with some complications afterward, and I feel like my body is just ready for a break. My energy has been extremely low, and so has my willpower. I think I've maintained most of the weight I lost pre-op, but I haven't lost any significant amounts since surgery. I'm almost embarrassed to go to the doctor tomorrow because of this. What if I have gained? That would be awful. But I am just getting back to feeling more like myself and now I'm ready to get going on this weight loss stuff.

I meet with the trainer tomorrow too, so I'm sure she'll give me an individualized plan for exercise. I've been walking on the treadmill some, and that seems to help, although my left leg swells up a ton with Water weight. I'm also getting that checked out tomorrow. So I have an 11:00 appointment for the vascular stuff in my legs, 3:00 with the trainer, 3:45 with my pain pump doctor, and 4:30 with the lapband doctor for the fill. It will be a busy day. At least they are all in the same building.

So did anyone else all of a sudden start feeling the band after 6 weeks with no fill?

wow! you are busy. Good for you that you are seeing a doctor for your medical problem. i did not lose much before my 1st fill, either. Some folks do, some don't. Never be embarrassed, because people who are, sometimes, don't go for their check ups! Go and get your fill and best wishes to you! Karen

I didn't have any restriction until my 3rd fill and still not nearly enough. Fill #4 was my magic fill and fill #6 got me to the green zone.