Hi everyone,

I go in for my first fill tomorrow and I'm really excited about it. I had my surgery on May 10th and with preop diet and everything have lost almost 30lbs. I'm very happy I've also maintained that loss.

I was wondering if anyone felt restriction on their first fill??? I've been told that a lot of times you don't feel much at all on the first one.

Thanks!

i also have my 1st fill tomorrow and I am not sure of what to even expect....

I had my first fill on Monday and I am definitely restricted. Don't know if it will last or how long, but I PBed a few times, so am on liquids today until I feel better.

The fill istself was painless and easy!

Hi Susan, Did you have PB problems before your fill, or was it something that just started afterwards? Wen

I had my first fill today. It went smoothly, almost too smoothly. It was nothing. They nubed my spot, once they found it with the xray and in they went. I almost PB tonight, pushed it with some cheese and the Water got stuck later. All is well now. I hope this helps. I was getting real hungry, just couldn't get full. I hope this helps for a while.

The weight has been coming off and I want this to continue. How is everyone doing out there?

I had my first fill yesterday - what a breeze!!!

My Dr gave me 1.6cc's. He said that since I am averaging 1.6 lbs per week right now I am right on target. I think I can work with the fill I have - I'm super motivated right now

Maybe I'll workout so much, I'll fill like this every night :faint:

Hi Susan, Did you have PB problems before your fill, or was it something that just started afterwards? Wen

I had some stuck problems before with certain foods like white bread. The fill nurse asked me about any problems with eting certain foods and when I told her about the bread, she told me she was giving me 4cc instead of 5 for my first fill.

Since Wednesday everything has been going great! I can't believe how well t his is working for me. I just have to remember to CHEW and take small bites. No more PBs and a wonderful feeling of being full and satisified with a small amount of food.

I had my first fill was yesterday and it went okay. I had 1cc put in, is this normal? They told me that was the average and my next fill is July 26th. I have been very gassy since the fill, is this normal?

Also, what is PB's? I am not up on all the lingo. I am a newbie.

Good luck to you all.

I had my first fill last Tues. and I think that it is great! I have the gas problem too, I must swallow a lot of air. Before I received my fill i could eat anything and did! I'm so thankful that I can feel some restriction with this first fill.

quiltinginiowa.....I feel the same way....I wanted to feel more restrictions....but I have not felt any. I go for my first fill wed. the 13th, I hope it helps. I'm scared I'm going to keep eating too much and gain weight. The reason I got the band is to feel that restriction and eat less.....:smile2:

Just went in for my first fill yesterday, I was banded 1/25/08. WOW...too tight, couldn't get water down, they put me back on the table, took a little back out...much better. Water, tea and broth are sailing down today.

I had my first fill yesterday as well...it was a nightmare. They told me that they would probably start between 3-5cc. I ended up with only 1cc. They had no problem getting into the port and I could feel the saline go in (weird sensation.) When they had me sit up to drink water to find the "right fill" I got nauseous, so I had to lay down. About 2 minutes later we tried again...same thing. I figured the 3rd time would be a charm...I started sipping the water again, then all of a sudden threw up Everywhere! By the time it was all done, I had thrown up about 8 times. The doc told me that the vegas nerve was overstimulated and made me sick. They said that out of their 1,500 patients I was the first to ever have a reaction like that (lucky me!!!) I'm feeling fine now and go back in 2 weeks for round 2 LOL.

I had my first fill today..... all went smoothly. It did not hurt, it was a little strange feeling. I am hoping this works as I have not had any restriction since surgery!

Ok, I have to post a few comments...

I had my surgery on Aug. 7 and have lost 8 pounds since surgery. Actually, I lost more but have been gaining.

Went for my first fill today- 2cc. I sure hope it helps because up to this point, I have been able to eat lots of food!

I don't know what pb is either??? Can someone clarify?

Thanks-

Lisa

Did anyone ever say what PB was on this site..I get my first fill and excited and nervous...My doctor stated he was going to be a little aggressive and give me 6 cc. so I will update you all tomorrow.

Did anyone ever say what PB was on this site..I get my first fill and excited and nervous...My doctor stated he was going to be a little aggressive and give me 6 cc. so I will update you all tomorrow.

"PB" stands for "productive burp." Basically it's a way of clearing food that gets stuck. I've never had one, so I can't really tell you anything more than that. If you use the search function in the general, or post op, sections you can probably find several posts giving more explanations.

To get back on topic, I had my first fill today. The needle was a bit more painful than I expected. Nothing unbearable, but still not something I'd wanted on a regular basis.

My band, a 14.5 cc'er, already had 3cc's in it from the surgery. The PA put an additional 2 cc's in, but took .5 out after the x-ray, leaving me with a 1.5cc fill, and 4.5cc's total.

I'm not sure how much restriction I'm feeling. I'm on liquids today, which according to my Dr's post op diet can include smooth yogurt, which I had after the fill. I will say I am feeling pretty full from that one yogurt, so hopefully this is the restriction I've been looking for.