and how long have you been banded. Just curious.

I am at 1.65, and have been banded 8 weeks.

To me being restricted enough feels like: I eat 2-3 oz. of protein and 1/4-1/2 cup of veggies and I feel full and am not hungry for 4 hrs. The cravings are gone. I am eating to be healthy not to be full. This is a new feeling for me, I have always wanted more, more, more. If you are getting stuck you may not be chewing enough. It is like you can't chew enough sometimes depending on the food!

Email in private if you want.

Lucy

down 46.5 lbs, 10 lbs from goal

3.1 filled in my 9.75 band

Sorry Denise, I just read your post about getting stuck. I rarely get stuck. I sometimes eat too much and feel like I swallowed a golfball, but rarely get stuck.

Let us know how it goes.

Isn't that what it feels like when food is stuck? I know it's not from eating too much because it can happen in the beginning before I have eaten much. It feels like a golf ball stuck in my chest. I am learning to take tiny bites. I was chewing plenty, but taking too big of bites. I am going to stay with this fill awhile, until I learn to eat without that happening.

Wanted to bump this............it is a record of my fills.

Still losing on 3.0.

I am getting another fill on Wed. I haven't had anything get stuck in awhile and I get hungry really fast. I am curious how much I will end up with. I have

2.0 right now, and last time he tried to move me to 2.5 but I couldn't swallow the water he gave me, so he took the .5 out and I have been at 2.0 for a couple of months now. I have only lost 5 lbs in the last 2 months.

I have only lost 5 lbs in the last 2 months.

I think that is a pretty good indication of needing a fill. So you got over the stuck thing hey?

Sorry I never did respond to your last thread. I think once you get to 3....who nelly, there is very little room for much.

I had my surgery 10/31/06. My first fill was 1.5. I went to 2.0 in January, 2.2 in February and then 2.6 on March 4. That's when my trouble started. I had never in my life had heartburn or acid reflux or acid in general. It was awful. I am much better now, and within 15 pounds of my goal. As of today, I have lost 92 pounds.

Terri

Yes, I hardly ever get anything stuck anymore. I am more careful though. I am a little afraid of what's going to happen with a new fill. I will find out Wed!

I just hope it makes a huge difference in my weight loss!

Hi there..

Today I went in for my first fill and I have a 9.75 band with 4cc max fill and I was filled to 3.5 today I was kinda shocked . i am sure on the amount he filled i asked him 3 times and saw it myself . My doctor told me before my first fill that my band was the smallest they make and it was lose on.. Omg I am soooooooooooooo tight I can barely get water down me .. not sure if swelling occurs right away or not.. I am kinda worried since I had a huge first fill that I will not have much room for a future fill when i start losing

has anyone have a huge fill the first time? would love some input here

Lisa

This was your first fill and they filled you to 3.5. They usually start below .5 for the first and build from there. I can understand that you can't even swallow water. I would call and have about 3/4 of that taken out.

Terri

:kiss2:I have 2.5cc and am still not at my sweet spot. This last fill he gave me .5 and I can tell the difference but I am still not where I need to be.

Hi there..

Today I went in for my first fill and I have a 9.75 band with 4cc max fill and I was filled to 3.5 today I was kinda shocked

That sounds very odd to me. See if you can't get that clarified. On a 10cc band, I can see a first fill of 3.5, but on a 4.0 max????? That sounds overly aggressive. And some doctors consider 3.5 the maximum on a 4.0 band.

It took me months to get to 3.0 and I am tight. If I had been put to 3.5 right away, I don't think I could swallow my own spit.

Let us know how you are doing Lisa.

That is way too big of a fill to start out. I had 2.5 put in last time and I couldn't swallow the water he gave me. I was totally prepared for an aggresive fill because I was tired of not losing. I had him take the .5 out. I had read on here all the problems of being too tight, and I didn't want to ask for trouble. It took me a long time to chew properly and cut my bites small enough. Even though I haven't lost well at 2.0, I got used to how I was supposed to eat, and I am ready for another fill.

well this fill was done under fluaroscopy and they tighten it tell i had a trickle.. i can drink water some soup and some juice have had about 20 oz so far. first day tho. i do feel restriction. for the first time . i feel like i need to burp but I can't. gonna wait alittle longer and see if i have the swelling go down ... i had not lost any weight prior to this as i had zero retriction. plus for some odd reason food flows real fast out of my stomach ..

no i can drink water sorry for the confusion just is slow this is day one,, gonna give it time ..

I am curious to hear how you will do with that much in there! Keep us posted!