I had my first fill last week and WOW I dont FEEL any different! I was so excited to start this journey that ive been waitingfor and I cant still eat the same amount of food! I just want to see the scale dropping rather than tutoring between the same 3 pounds like it has for the last 2 weeks! I know it takes times but NOW im nervous!

I felt the same way about my 1st fill. Try to be patient. I thought I wasn't going to work for me. I was teetering between the same 3 lbs for a month or so. I got a .5 cc fill and it did nothing. I actually had more restriction before my fill. Well I went in for my 2nd fill and .3 cc was gone so he put in 1.4 cc's. What a difference. It's like a switch went of in my brain. Food no longer holds the same allure it did before. I am satisfied on miniscule amounts! I want to shout at the top of my lungs in the street to anyone that will listen that I have a lapband and it WORKS!!!!!!

I am so excited. Luckily one of my best friends was banded 18 months ago so I have someone to talk to that told me this was going to happen. But I didn't believe her. I swear I didn't. You'll see. Get another fill when you can and hang in there!

I actually had my first fill on the 14th of this month and on the 21st I called to ask for another fill. They said I'd have to wait a month. The funny thing is...I can feel a change now. And it actually just kicked in that "this is a tool". I finally got it!!!! It's just there to HELP me eat less and it really does. I eat a half toasted sandwich and I'm full. I asked the nurse why I'm so hungry an hour later. She told me..it's all mental..just try to get a hold of it. So now when I"m hungry I drink a big glass of Crystal Light or a sf popsicle. Even though I'm hungry..I still wouldn't be able to eat...it just won't let me gulp food down anymore. It's a pretty good thing!!!

So after my week of wondering..is this it?? How am I going to lose weight if I'm hungry?? It finally clicked in my head...I have to make it work...ME! It's weird how things just make sense all of a sudden. The best part is...since I called my docs office on Wednesday...the scale actually moved 2 pounds for me!!! I had also been gaining and losing the same pound or 2 and was so discouraged. But now I'm actually TRYING harder to eat better and it's finally working for me.

Sorry to ramble..LOL!

Stacy

keep up the awesome work girlfriend!!

My first fill was very insignificant, kept waiting for a sign, only to find out my doctor missed my port. Had to go back a few days later, do it all over again. He only fills with flouro now, wonder why, LOL.

It took me 5 fills before I got much restriction, be patient it will come!

Marissa, it took me 5 fills before I had optimal restriction. You probably will need a fill or 2 more before you feel anything. Good luck.

Thanks for the encouragment!! All of you!

Told doc that I've been in the "banders hell"....dieting to hold my weight loss but haven't lost any more weight. He put in a 1.8 fill. Gotta agree

with you...I don't feel any different either. I'm so bummed out. He told me

to come back in 4-6 weeks. I can't wait that long! It's hard going thru everything we have and feeling so unsuccessful already. Maybe I'm being impatient?

thank god i thought i was the only 1 i had my 1st fill on the 14 of march 6mls and i dont feel i thing i can still eat normal !! my god im putting weight on even !! agggghhhhhh help please tell me it works im so worried that iv spent £7000 that iv not got on something that nots gonna work!!!! no iv not been eating silly things like choc bars and hi call things just normal stuff like a chop and veg and pot but lots of it i can eat loads and have been ! where is my restriction :help: