Question about fills. Do we have to not eat or drink for 12-24 hours or whatever before the fills?

anyone, do you guys know?

Hello robgoblin87:

I looked at my instruction sheet for my fills and here is what it says:

"Please eat a light breakfast on the morning of your fills. Also, remember that you will be on liquids for 24 hours following your appointment. Remember to bring a bottle of water to your appointment - you will be asked to drink before you leave the Clinic to make sure your Band is not too tight."

yeah thanks, i found my papers, finally.

TLBC has always told me to make sure I have a good meal before the fill. So, if your fill is in the afternoon...make sure you have a good lunch. If it is in the morning, a good breakfast.

Mr Yoda and I are going to a rest. in TO for lunch tomorrow prior to going to TLBC.

really? Ok, well..i guess i'll eat around 10ish since my appt is at 1:30...cuz it says light breakfast on the sheet.

If you want clarity, call the clinic Mon morning. But yeah, I've always eaten a "good" meal before my fill.....it is the after that is the tricky part...(fluids for the rest of the day).

Don't forget that your fill won't be at 1:30. The seminar starts at 1:30....it is supposed to be two hours long (?...so they say!) and THEN they give you the fills. So you likely won't get your fill until after 3:00 (from my understanding).

We'll see you there!! Looking forward to meeting you.

same here, and mr yoda as well. See you there, thanks for the heads up!

I had my first fill last Monday the 18th and all of the midbanders were getting 5 cc. Two came back and couldn't even hold a sip of water in their mouth. They had to go back in and get 1 cc taken out. I got scared and asked for only 3 cc. I have tightness in the am but by lunch and dinner I can still eat probably too much. I go back on the 26th and will probably ask for another 1 cc. It didn't hurt and she is pretty quick at doing it.

As usual, I am the lone woman out. I couldn't return to TLBC as scheduled by them as I couldn't afford it until six weeks later. I then flew out and had the fill. I did not attend an seminar nor did I get an instruction sheet. As a result on my first fill I had a good breakfast and was unable to take more than 2 ccs.

On the second fill, I flew out to TLBC to fix (what I thought) was a flipped port as told by the doc out here. I was given a 1 cc fill and told the port had not flipped just off on an angle. I was not told not to eat anything for 24 hours. I assume the nurse thought I already knew this from the first fill. When I went back the next day just to see about another cc I was told not for two more weeks. I can't seem to win, can I guys. Sad sack if how I feel. Doddie

Hi Doddie

I guess you got home alright. I can't believe you couldn't get that fill on Friday. They knew that was why you booked the appt. How does your fill from Thursday feel?

The fill is a fair restriction, I think 4cc s will be my limit. I just find that with the clinic staff they assume too much. There should be a policy that they repeat instructions re fasting, etc each and every time a patient is in their clinic. That would prevent any misunderstandings. Just handing out a peice of paper and assuming all patients received the paper and no verbal followup can produce misunderstandings and resentments. I have tried to be patient by telling myself I should ask, but then I come back with how can I ask if I don't know what to ask. Oh well, I am over the worst - have the band, have the first fill, have the second fill so now I think I know all the rules.

Still again, these are little frustrations, I would still do everything all over gain without a second thought. Doddie