I had my first fill one week ago. On occasion, I've had food get stuck but today I had the golfball feeling three times today. Does it take a week after a fill before the band starts to work and maybe this is why I'm getting that feeling??

i had mi first fill last monday and im getting that feeling in the mornings, ive realized that after a fill i better avoid eating bread or crackers, i think its normal that you feel this way

My band tightens up a few weeks after a fill. If you had a golf ball, you should have immediately went on liquids for 24 hours. If you didn't do that, you need to now.

Many people report that their fills 'kick in' a week or so afterward. It just reaches out and grabs you sometimes. Since you've have an 'episode,' you need to limit your intake to liquids, then mushies for a day or so. And it helps me if those liquids are warm, not cold.....loosens the band and eases the pouch.

As for 'avoiding bread and crackers'.....most bandsters can never eat bread very successfully - it wads up, swells and sticks. And eliminating them permanetly will help with the weight loss anyhow.

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