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1st fill 12 days ago... restriction out of nowhere!!

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anon    1

anon
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Well had my first fill two weeks ago tomorrow, only a small fill 2.75cc in a 9cc band.

Had a bit of restriction just enough to cut my portion size down but not my choice of food.... until yesterday!

OMG!! it's just come out of nowhere! fresh raspberries came back yesterday and slow cooked chicken dinner was just a write off!

Today I've had my Protein Shake, which went down with no trouble and thought I'd try a Meal Replacement bar .... I have only managed 2/3
of it and I feel like I've eaten a full meal!

I'm not stressed, or PMT or anything like that, it just seems to have kicked in over the last 48hours.....

Question is, will it get tighter?

all responses gratefully received!

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jahair    0

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Well had my first fill two weeks ago tomorrow, only a small fill 2.75cc in a 9cc band.

Had a bit of restriction just enough to cut my portion size down but not my choice of food.... until yesterday!

OMG!! it's just come out of nowhere! fresh raspberries came back yesterday and slow cooked chicken dinner was just a write off!

Today I've had my Protein shake, which went down with no trouble and thought I'd try a meal replacement bar .... I have only managed 2/3
of it and I feel like I've eaten a full meal!

I'm not stressed, or PMT or anything like that, it just seems to have kicked in over the last 48hours.....

Question is, will it get tighter?

all responses gratefully received!

Anon,

I don't have an answer to your question about whether your restriction will increase, but I suspect not. We see all the time on the board that restrictions can kick in some time after fills. Your Doc's has the best answer about that.

I would question your statement that you only had a small first fill of 2.75 cc. That seems very aggressive to me. Anyway, you might give the band a rest today with a liquid/very mushie diet and see how tomorrow or the next day goes. Unfills are very quick if needed. It's surprising how just a tiny amount of unfill can make all the difference.

Good luck, Jo Ann

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Hi Jo Ann

, I can see why you would think that my fill was anything but small!

However it is a Big BAND (midBand) and the usual 1st fill is around 4ml in the UK, so I hope you can see where I'm coming from!

Thanks for responding to my thread though, it makes me feel a bit less like a freak!

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TracyinKS
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thanks for this thread!

I had my first fill 6/4/07 and I'm wondering WHY everyone says it may take 1 or 2 weeks to feel restriction.

I'm going to call my docs office now.

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ireta    0

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I just had my second fill yesterday. I hope this works. I did not feel any restictions. Does it take two weeks to react? Why do you have to drink fluids for 2 days, then musy foods? please answer soon. Also I did lose 4 lbs at my visit. I was quite surprise since I did it without a fill. Is there anyone out ther willing to be my support person. I need someone to be accountable to. I am doing this alone and could use the support.

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You need to drink liquids for 2 days because after PB'ing (productive burp is the term, which means food gets stuck & comes back up) your pouch is sore and it needs a rest. If you go right back to eating solids, the same thing will keep happening over & over. It becomes a vicious cycle. Cardinal Rule: After PB'ing/throwing up/whatever you want to call it; liquids for 2 days.

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Rsdtj12    0

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Hi,

Was banded on 4.30 and just had my first fill today. He gave me 5cc's, told me to eat whatever I want, call him if I vomited liquids only (and he would take some out). He said though that he held back on giving me more than 5 cc's.

Well I came back and starting eating and had some pain in my shoulders (is this unusual?) but that eventually went away. Didn't eat as much as I would have had for lunch yesterday so I guess the fill is working.:)

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anon    1

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I am curious to why you are getting unbanded if you dont mind sharing?

Think you either posted on the wrong thread of have misread the posts.... As far as I have read, nobody is getting their band removed

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Kenneth    0

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I had my first fill 6/12/07 and was about to call to try to get another soon. After reading your post I think I will wait a little longer and see what happens/

-ken

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michelle lowrey    0

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Kenneth I was thinking the same thing. I had my 1st fill on Friday. 2cc to make a total of 6cc since surgery. I have not had any additional resrtiction. I was prepared to tell my doc friday that I need another 2 cc. Maybe I to will wait on the expressing of more cc'c. I wonder why it takes a few days to kick in?

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