Hello,

I'm Kelly and this is my first posting. I had my lap band on Feb 14, 2007. Happy Valentine's day to me. I had my first fill on March 30. The first four days I was full of regret for doing the surgery, since I felt so nauseous and couldn't hold much down. Of course, that passed. I am down 24 lbs., but am feeling a little scared because I haven't lost anything in two weeks. I didn't have a complete fill on March 30, I realize in hind sight. It was only 0.5cc. It was difficult to know what I was supposed to be feeling while the saline was injected. My surgery was at St. Mary's in Louisville, KY, with Louisville Surgical Associates. The way they do a fill is they have you lay down and they insert the needle, then they have you sit up and drink cold water, trying to tell them when you feel the water come back up instead of go down. I couldn't tell, I guess. Is that a problem for anyone else?

I know things will be better once I get my real fill, which will be in a couple more weeks. I just got really depressed again that it wasn't working. I know I'm eating less than I did before the surgery, but apparently still too much.

Kelly

Hi Kelly!

I felt the same way!! I haven't gotten my first fill yet! I go in 2 weeks! I have no ideal how they will do it ! Good luck!

Kelly,

I have not had a fill, yet...I was banded on 4/6/07 and will receive first fill on 5/17/07....I am like Angie, I have no idea how this is done...

Welcome to the forum...I am also new to the group, but it seems like a great place to get some valuable information, and a wealth of encouragement...it is so good to see others encouraging those that are down....really sweet group of people...

Di/Texas

Don't worry, once you start getting fills you'll start losing! Hang in there! :)

24 lbs is already a great loss! Sometimes the body will just stop after a burst of loss, these little stalls are temporary.....I look at them as my body adjusting to the new lower weight. The loss will resume, hang in there!