Hi everyone

I just had my first fill yesterday, 4.8 CC. Dr told me to only have clear liquids for 2 days and mushy food for 2 weeks.

which I am totally fine with.

I just wanna know is it normal that I feel a little pain at my band area? Its hard to even have liquids. I only had a cup of coffee and one glass of juice yesterday but each took me around 1 hr, is it normal??

I'm gonna take a GUESS here, so take it for what it is or isn't worth. (just my opinion) A fill of 4.8 cc's is somewhat more aggressive than what you will find on here to be the norm, so I'm assuming your doctor used fluoroscopy to do the adjustment? That being said, he/she may have a different idea about the need to get you to the green zone faster than other surgeons. Maybe in their experience, patients do better if they reach it sooner rather than later....and don't have a chance to lose motivation/determination because they don't feel restriction or that their band is "working".

You can read on here every day about people losing hope, motivation, etc because "I'm eating too much", "I don't feel any different", "my band isn't working", "I'm starving" etc, etc.....

I'm not saying true PAIN should ever be considered normal, but feeling SOMETHING (discomfort occasionally after eating or drinking too fast) may actually end up being a benefit for you...you may HAVE to slow down, chew well, eat slow and take small bites/drinks. All those things you were probably advised to do to be successful with the band.

For me, I know when I "feel" the restriction of my band working, it makes me smile and be HAPPY now....because I know its there and helping me. I never was good at dieting for long periods of time...I always gave up and went right back to poor choices, eating multiple plates of food, way too fast.....

As long as you can get in adequate clear fluids, and can follow the recommendations of your surgeon as far as "eating" enough, I think you're gonna be happy in the long run! But it may take some serious effort on your part for the first couple of weeks to adjust your eating habits. Best wishes!

Wow

Thanks alot,

I appreciate your reply, It really helped alot.

BTW your assumptions were all correct he did get the fluoroscopy to make sure, and he told me by his procedure I had to have less visits than other dr.s, Sp i think he wanted to restrict me as soon as possible.

​Im so happy to see successful people like you. Your picture says it all.

Congrats to you! I think you'll be happy with the results