Well yesterday I had my second fill and they put in twice what they normally do on a second fill. But I seem to fill up very fast and stay full for several hours, Could it have really been just that easy?? I'm sure time will tell.

No, for me it was not that easy...immediately after a fill I would feel the results for a few days...then the swelling/irritation would go down and things would return to a different state.....if it stays...then great....but if it subsides, at least you are getting a taste, tease, of what the band will actually do for you...

My last fill was way over the top, some would have run back to get some fluid taken out....it was hard to get anything down for about 2 weeks, but then the swelling subsided into a good steady state...that was over 2 years ago and I am still enjoying the results, with a little routine maintenance on my part...

Everyone is different. But I have found that I thought I was in the green zone and then I would still need a fill. But it's good you're feeling it. Congrats

everyone is different. You could be at eh "green zone" already. Some folks never need afill. I have 5 cc and have never gone over 5. 5 cc. Best wishes!

I only have 2.5 in mine and though I believe I'm not green, I feel I'm probably pretty close. I take less food than before and I'm full and don't get hungry for 4 to 5 hours. I'm probably taking more than I will be able to green, but still subtantially less than before band. Plus I'm not wanting more when I'm done. I'm actually sometimes having to seek out extra calories to make sure I make my quota for the day. Go figure.

skb,

I'm happy you are feeling the sensation of what we describe as green. It's great when you feel this early on so that you can gauge if you are in the green for the rest of the future. However, to truly know if your fill put you in green, wait a month.

Fills effect everyone differently but some of the common experiences are:

1) inflammation immediately after a fill resulting in maximum restriction. Hence the reason many are on liquids and transition to mushies as to not further agitate the inflammed area

2) After the inflammation has subsided and you resume normal eating, the band gets 'used'. So it relaxes further.

3) Although I did not notice this in the earlier fills, I certainly do now but sometimes I get tighter a couple weeks after the fill.

4) Around the 4 week mark is when you can assess you band for what it should do for you long term and determine if you nee a fill immediately 4-6 wks apart or if you are content and can hold off.

Also keep in mind as you lose weight, as time elapses etc that maintenance fills are required usually even if you previously were at green. But like I said, at least you konw what you are aiming for and that's the biggest accomplishment

3) Although I did not notice this in the earlier fills, I certainly do now but sometimes I get tighter a couple weeks after the fill.

Exactly the same as this for me too.