I had my very first fill today. Nothing to it. One little bitty prick. Drank a bottle of Water and was sent on my way. He was going to give me 2cc, but I'm going camping this weekend and didn't really want any emergencies. We compromised on a 1.5 cc - in a 4 cc band.

This was around noon and the Doc said I should eat something to be sure all was well in case I had to come back for an unfill. food went down well (much less than I have been eating for the last two weeks). I went shopping and as I got out of my car, I burped. PB on the way. It was really fast coming up. Fortunately I was by a parking strip so that's where I deposited it. It was not nearly as scary as I thought it would be. Not going to be my favorite thing to do, but not awful either.

I'm looking forward to losing more weight now. I have been losing and gaining the same pound for 4 weeks.

WOW, your doc was gonna give you 2 in a 4 cc band? It took me almost 8 months to get my doc to work up to the 2 cc's thats in my 4 cc band. And I'm surprised he said to eat so soon after a fill. I have to go 3 days w/no food after a fill (I really go 2).

You might want to do liquids for a day then mushies to get used to it.

Good luck and congrats on getting your fill.

I didn't ask even him about eating. He volunteered on his own to eat solid food although very small bites and chew well. (Duh!)

He said that other surgeons advise just as you said, liquids, mushies, etc., but they don't do that at this clinic. I am amazed after reading all of the hoops others have to go through. But that fits right in with their eating policies right after banding. They do clear for 2 days, liquid for 2 weeks, soft for 2 weeks (we're up to 4 weeks now) and then solids. You can have a fill at 6 weeks. They are a pretty liberal clinic. All of their fill nurses and most of the rest of the staff have bands. They all seem to understand that you need to get some fill in there to get the job done. I feel so fortunate to have found them. Only 45 minutes away from home, too.

By the way, I have had this fill for 7 hours and still feel full from lunch. We are leaving to go camping in about 15 minutes. :clap2: :clap2:

Wow, that's a huge fill, I have a 4cc band and its taken me 7 months to work my way up to 1.7.

I've never done liquids, then mushies then solid after a fill but then my fills have been like .3 or .2 cc at a time.