Had op mid March and have had two fills so far with no restriction at all.

Went yesterday for another fill and Dr decided to put more in as I have quite a distance to travel. He first took out all the liquid to make sure I have no leaks and then put it back plus the new fill. He then sent me to drink some Water and to eat a banana - I managed both with no problem at all - he then filled some more - again sending me to eat. I sipped some water OK - could only manage a couple of pieces of banana but decided to go with this as I hope this is the restriction I need.

Today I can only just have tiny sips of fluids so not sure whether I am a little too tight. Am quite willing to stay on liquids for a while as that seems to be the only way I can lose any weight at all.

Just wondered if anyone can advise. Does the band slacken slightly a while after having a fill [thinking any swelling would go down and also losing weight - would that have an effect on the tightness of the band] If it does get slacker over time I am more than happy to go with this to see - I don't actually feel as if I could eat anything at the moment but wondering if that will change after a few days on liquids /mushies.

I now have 4cc in my band [think it is a 10cc band]

Started this thread when I had my third fill on 7th July and it was really tight - so now 5 weeks later and I think I am wanting a further fill - have lost a further 4/5 lbs [it fluctuates from day to day!!] but I am now starting to be able to eat anything again. Bread is no problem at all.

I have just had the worst flu, throat, chest and eye infection for the past 10 days so am waiting to recover from that first - not really felt much like eating anyway so have been having soups and protein smoothies. So what I just wanting to say was - yes we feel really tight when they give us a good fill but it does wear off after a few weeks so my advice is to stick with it - stick with the smoothies, protein shakes, soups and mushies and eat very, very, very slowly. Even though I can just about eat whatever I want again I have to eat it very slowly - a big first bit and I am PBing with a vengeance

Ok, explain something to me..... I just got another fill on August 2nd and I have been doing ok, for the most part....BUT how do you know when you are at your "sweet spot?" Do you continue to lose weight at that point, or do you just stay netural? I've had my band since Nov. 2004, but for about 1 1/2yrs I only had 2cc's in a 4cc band,(which did me NO good at all) and now I just got a fill to 3.25cc, which seems a lot tighter and more restricted. (found a dr. a lot closer to where I live) anyway, will I feel this restriction for the rest of my life at this fill? I have lost 10lbs in two weeks, which is wonderful, but I need to lose another 40lbs. I haven't PB or got anything stuck yet, which seems to be a good thing, but I do seem to eat dinner with a lot less restriction than with Breakfast and lunch. I'm really hungry at dinner and seem to have a "hole in the bucket" and eat way more.:hungry: Why is this? Is this normal? Anyone else feel like me? Any suggestion and or help:help: would be more than appreciated.....

Thanks

Janine