Hi all, I got my 1st fill Nov19 (6 wk after surgery). Fill went ok,no fluero but she studied my x-rays, felt around a little, and hit it the1st time.No pain, no bruising. However, I have not had any restriction since the 3rd day (when I threw up after eating my scrambled egg too fast, you bet I go slow now). I can basically eat anything I want and I am hungry all the time. My next appt is Jan 21, 2 mo after 1st. After initial surgery 4cc were left in my band and she added 2 cc, and explained her methods, etc. She has also been lap banded and seems really knowledgeable. How long should it be before I stop feeling hungry? I eat slowly, chew everything almost to water and put down fork or spoon after each bite. When first banded, I lost 14 lbs. Then I gained back 2 lbs. Over TG I lost the 2 lbs back, but I really had to watch everything I ate and still felt hungry. Is this normal? Does this sound normal so far? Thanks. :nervousLaura

Hatmama, you definately need another fill. My doctor does fills 2 weeks apart. I would bump up your appointment if you can.

Some doctors do not want to fill the band aggressively (i.e. a lot of volume at a time), but choose to follow a standard fill protocol instead. It often takes several fills before you get good restriction.

I didn't have really, really good restriction in my 10cc band until I reached a total of 9cc in the band on November 1st (almost a year after banding). That took about 4 fills if I remember correctly.