I had my first fill yesterday and have started to eat normally again today. After eating today I get this feeling of pressure in my throat but nothing whatsoever from my stomach. I thought you were supposed to feel a tightness when the pouch became full but I'm feeling nothing at all.

Is this feeling in my throat restriction or just a reaction to the fill? I can go back next week for another fill but I don't want to push it if I already have restriction as my consultant will be on holiday the following week if I run into difficulty with being too tight.

Any advice from veteran bandsters out there?

Congratulations on your loss this week! I'm looking forward to not feeling hungry; that really would be a bonus right now. I seem a average about 1000 calories and I managed to lose 2.5lbs this week but it has been tough.

Just wait until you have good restriction. 1k calories will be a breeze. You are doing great. Keep up the good work. Julie

I finally decided to have another fill. I had an additional 1.25cc added. Apparently there was some air in the band. Hopefully I will start to feel some proper restriction now!