hi all its been along time since i've been on and it looks like you are all doing so well im proud of you all. I had my first fill just over aweek ago and have felt no restriction (had 1 ml fill) my Dr said if im not happy to go back i am going to but just wondering how much do you normally have injected when you have a fill. Would it be too much to ask for another 2 ml do you think.

Hi Lill...

I'm not banded but know that my surgeon does fills in .5 cc increments after the fist initial fill. Good luck with everything... and hope you find your "sweet spot" fill soon!

Darcy

Thanks Darcy i hope i find my sweet spot soon too. When will you be banded im sure all will go well for you. i am still losing just food intake is syill higher than i think it should be

Hi Lill,

My doctor is very conservative and since she doesn't fill under floro, she is afraid she might close me up if she fills me to my sweet spot too quickly. Now, for her too quickly is more than .5cc every 6 weeks! I am about to lose my mind. I have had 3 fills and am still at only 1.5, I think!

I say I think because for each fill, she has never been able to withdraw what she put in the last time. I still have very little restriction. I maybe fill a bit of restriction for a couple of weeks and then it is gone... I can eat anything and everything.

My only saving grace is that I cannot binge or graze all day like I use to pre-surgery. I didn't do this every day, but when I did it was enough food to keep me hovering around 260lbs. Now, I cannot do this... I am grateful, but I want to lose again. I know it won't be like right after surgery... but I would be happy with 10lbs in 6 weeks. Right now, I am averaging about 2lbs in 6 weeks.

I guess this turned into my gripe fest instead of offering you some encouragement... but maybe you will read my story and it will make you feel better.

Hang in there, maybe your doctor will come to your rescue and give you some restriction at your next fill.

Good luck.

hi

ive had two fills upto now, i had 1.5ml to start with then 2.5, so i have 4mls in now ( i have the newer type of band that holds around 8-9 mls,)

but... i feel no restriction whatsoever!

but everyone has told me that i will get filled to my "sweet spot" and theres no need to worry, ive put all my weight loss back on because im six and a half months pregnant!, but hopefully when ive had my baby i will get filled to what i need to start losing weight, its a long road but we`ll get down it in the end!

Hi Lill

I emailed you earlier, and asked about your fill, and now I see you've posted about it. I'm so sorry you are not getting good restriction yet. From what I've heard that is very common until you get more fills. My Dr. had told me he likes to "sneak up" on the "sweet spot" - though I don't understand why. When I got my first (and only) fill he started with 2.5 cc's , and I couldn't even get a drink of water down, so he took out a bit, I still had a little trouble swallowing the water, but I didn't say anything to him about it - I wanted to be tight - and I am now! I'm at a little over 2 cc's in a 5 cc band. I read some other's posts that say you should wait a week or two to see if the fill "kicks in" - I don't understand that either, I would think it's either there or it's not (??) I don't think it would be too much to ask to have another fill. What size band do you have? I know we all want to get this journey going, and having a good fill is what it's all about!

I am down 42 lbs since my surgery on March 2nd!

Good Luck to you , Lill on getting a good fill, and please keep me posted! Mary