Hi there and happy holidays all! Today I went for a follow-up appointment with the surgeon and had a second fill. The last one was a week ago today. I wasn't sure that I'd get another fill so soon as I am satisfied with a small amount of food. However I am hungry again after a couple of hours. My surgeon's goal is a serving the size of a tennis ball and not to be hungry again for 4-5 hours. We went for it, and, just like last week, it was very easy. I was glad to have him inspect the port site because it is tighter and harder now that it has some saline in it and I wondered if that is normal. Yep. He marked the site with a pen then cleaned the area with alcohol and gave me a shot. That is a pinch. Then he did the fill and, voila, I was drinking my little glass of Water to make sure it went down well. It did. I am not feeling hungry at all, but what I am feeling is GRATEFUL. And HAPPY! I am so relieved to be out of food jail and able to just make good decisions without the input of a committee in my brain telling me what I should and should not do. All that chatter has really dissipated. Yippee!

congrats and thank you for sharing your saga......i enjoy reading about it

So you had 2 fills in 5 weeks from surgery? Do you know how much total that is?

Serving size that of a golf ball...would that be your entire meal? Or the size of say, the Protein portion....

I know my Dr. always made a fist and said whatever I eat, it should be smaller than that....and it generally is.

Today was one of those days I could not eat much more than a golf ball size. for dinner.....

Anyway...it sounds like your Dr. is aggressive....mine is too and I always liked that....no fooling around. Once the surgery was completed, made no qualms what the next step was....and goal was to get there.....

Hi B-52, not sure how many cc's total for these two fills -- have an appointment next week as well which I can cancel if I'm feeling satisfied on the tennis ball size every 4-5 hours. I like your fist comparison -- that is helpful. I think it's about 3/4 cup to one cup. Am trying to go slow and be careful to stop before full. I have had to spit out food a few times when I realized that one more bite might be one too many. Trying to refocus my energy on exercise, which I'm pretty sure is the magic ingredient.

I just can't believe it's been 5 weeks already. your doctor and my doctor think a lot alike. you are doing so well. great job!!!

Great to hear you are doing well. I'm 8 weeks post op and I've also had 2 fills. My PA is being aggressive. I have a little over 5 cc's in my 10 cc band. The 3 weeks between fills were rough and I gained 4 lbs back. Since my fill last week, those 4 have come off plus another 2. Feeling more in control again. I don't know about you, but I think I can get through the holidays and face the new year with my head up high! Cheers to us!!

Great to hear you are doing well. I'm 8 weeks post op and I've also had 2 fills. My PA is being aggressive. I have a little over 5 cc's in my 10 cc band. The 3 weeks between fills were rough and I gained 4 lbs back. Since my fill last week, those 4 have come off plus another 2. Feeling more in control again. I don't know about you, but I think I can get through the holidays and face the new year with my head up high! Cheers to us!!

Hi KC, we have very similar stats, too -- amount we want to lose, etc. Like you I am not feeling afraid of the holidays, etc. And I'm not stressing about how long this may take. Isn't the feeling in control a wonderful thing!? Cheers to us!