So I had my first fill done yesterday, and it all went pretty well. I am now have 4cc on board and feel pretty good.

They also do a crude body analysis with one of those Tanita body fat scales which gave me a print out of my lean body mass, fat mass, and non-fat mass. I know they are all crude measurements, but interesting none the less. Gives me some points to work from.

No PBs, sliming or other problems to report. I can feel it in there now, and I am definately feeling fuller than I was before 2:00 yesterday.

What was even better is the Dr. only had to stab me twice. All in all it was alot easier than I thought it was going to be.

Andrew

Hey Andrew that is good to hear. Glad things went well for you. Can't wait till next week when I get mine. Hope it goes as well as yours did.

By the way you are doing amazing. Your hula girl is really moving! :girl_hug:

Nice to hear that your fill went well for you Gaffer, glad that you are having more restriction now.

Maria :girl_hug:

Hi there Gaffer,I'm glad your fill went well,mine is tomorrow morning and I look forward to the full feeling everyone talks about(I need it as will-power has dwindled and I've had a hunger on lately).Hopefully this is a new start for us!:girl_hug:

I cant believe the difference with the fill it is like night and day.

Look for hula girl to be working overtime this week. I dont think I will have a problem being in the single 300's next wednedsay.

Good luck to all you having your fills next week.

Andrew

Gaffer~

Glad to hear you had a good experience with your first fill. I go back on March 14th, my second visit since my banding. At my 6 week checkup, he told me my weight loss was good,,I was not feeling hungry so he didnt do a fill. WELL,,,,,,this week I've had 2 days of ravenous hunger,,and ate more than I know I should have and had no physical repercussions, so I'm figuring I'm certainly due a fill this next visit. Thanks for your post~

Banded 1/29/07

Dr. Ken Cleveland_CMMC-Jackson, MS

331/297/150

no fill to date

I definitely need another fill but i am waiting til i see dr in April. i am not losing any weight and hungry.

Glad it went well for you Gaffer. You are doing amazing

Gaffer, sounds like a good fill. Did you watch???? Just curious. I don't mind fills, but I can't watch.

BTW, your little hula girl, had better have duracells, she's already work'n overtime. Your doing FANTASTIC!!!!!!!

Gaffer, sounds like a good fill. Did you watch???? Just curious. I don't mind fills, but I can't watch.

BTW, your little hula girl, had better have duracells, she's already work'n overtime. Your doing FANTASTIC!!!!!!!

I kinda watched. I was lying on my back and had to lift my head up to help him find the port. All I saw was him, moving the end of the syringe around trying to access the port. It felt more weird than anyhting, especially when he poked into the port.

My fill Dr. gave me a little freezing at the site so I could not feel him puncture the skin.

Thanks for the kind words, I will pass them onto hula girl. I am hoping to lose as much weight as I can right now because I know that there will be times that it will slow down.

Andrew

Who's doing your fills again, Andrew?

Congrats anyways! You wouldn't have felt anything without the freezing either... tough it out next time :)

Congrats on your first fill Andrew. You are doing great with the weight loss. Smart strategy! You might as well take advantage of the quicker weight loss now as it will probably slow at times, especially during plateaus.

WTG Gaffer! Well done! (freezing???? WIMP!!!! LOL).

My how time flies...not too long ago, y'all newbies were talking about being banded (those of you banded around the same timeframe)...and now y'all are gettin' yer first fills!!!

YAY!!!!

Hey Andrew!

Glad it went well. The last thing I am afraid of are the fills, because I am diabetic and take 3-4 needles a day! More afraid of cottage cheese and yoghurt diet!

Susan

HI there all, just wondering how long did it take after your first fill to notice a difference? I got 4cc put in the new band today before noon,had seafood chowder and crackers for lunch and could have ate more....The lady that gave me a fill said she only got an air bubble when she tried to see if anything was in my band,so I guess I now have the 4cc's in total. I thought I read somewhere where it may take a couple of days to notice a difference..is that true? For those of you that have not had it done before,it was basically just a tiny pinch, and I have issues with needles. I will not be at nervous at all for my next fill.:nervous

Hey Astro....it is different for everyone (as with everything band related, it seems!)....some will notice a difference right away; for others it can take a few days to "kick in". It will even vary with the same individual....from day to day (the "feeling" of the fill).

It is also "normal" to not feel much difference with the first fill; the lucky ones will feel a difference and the first fill will cause some "good" tightness (whether it be right away or within a few days); with others, we have to have more than one fill for the band to do its job.