Was told by my doc's office that I could eat brunch/lunch before the fill. Not sure if I will, I might be nervous tomorrow, but will let you all know how it went. :rolleyes2:

The fill was a piece of cake. I have 4cc in my 10cc band now. Lost 1 pound more.

Doc made me put my hands behind my head and lift up in a sit up position, and it was over. Didn't even feel the needle.

Had to sip a cup of Water, and it went down fine. Have to be on liquids today and tomorrow and mushy pureed food Friday and Saturday.

I have been trying to drink a Protein shake since I am back to the office, which was 2:15, and I am full after drinking maybe 2oz. So, I am happy with the restriction, even though its only been a few hours.:tongue:

She told me to really pay attention to what I eat and how big the pieces are, and to eat slow and chew, chew and chew some more.

I go back in two weeks.

Glad to hear your first fill went okay. I actually had a little tiff with my dr's office this morning. I called to confirm my appt on the 5th and first they didn't even have me down:angry:. Then I asked if my surgeon would be doing it and they said "more than likely", well I hit the roof. I will not be getting a fill on the 5th unless its my surgeon. This band is my baby!

Backstory- I haven't seen my surgeon since I had surgery on Jan 7, when I had my 1 week followup I only saw him in the hallway. The nurses did my followup. 1 nurse in particular, I guess she's like the head office nurse now is the one that does the followups. She also does all the emergency calls during the week. Well, the phone girl said that she does fills when my doc can't for any reason. I told her that I was a self-pay patient and I was not comfortable with that at all. I choose my surgeon because of HIS reputation, not his office staff. Well, that went over real well. About 10 minutes later said nurse calls me at work, trying to explain to me all the training and such that she has had and how she has specific patients that request her for fills.

The fill was a piece of cake. I have 4cc in my 10cc band now. Lost 1 pound more.

Doc made me put my hands behind my head and lift up in a sit up position, and it was over. Didn't even feel the needle.

Had to sip a cup of Water, and it went down fine. Have to be on liquids today and tomorrow and mushy pureed food Friday and Saturday.

I have been trying to drink a Protein shake since I am back to the office, which was 2:15, and I am full after drinking maybe 2oz. So, I am happy with the restriction, even though its only been a few hours.:tongue:

She told me to really pay attention to what I eat and how big the pieces are, and to eat slow and chew, chew and chew some more.

I go back in two weeks.

Hi Chrisann I'm Shirley, I've read many of your posts, we were banded on the same day, new years eve 07. I will get my first fill in a week or so, I have not been as ''happy'' about my band as others. No real reason , just struggling with it all... My question is "what do I need to do to prepare for the fill ?" I would appreciate any other suggestions you might have, thanks. Shirley

I was told to have my mushy/pureed diet the morning of the fill and I did. Other than that, I document what I eat, and if I am hungrier than usual, cause that is what the doc asked me.She wanted to know where I was on the hunger scale. I guess that is why she was aggressive giving me 3cc's for the first time fill.

Shirley, believe me, I have been struggling all month with complications from all over the place. I have lost 4 pounds since surgery, and you know what, I am damn happy about it. See if you can find my thread on the complications.

I got my first fill today! I got 4 and a half cc's and my ap small 10cc band. He said it was alot for the first fill so I hope I do ok. It didn't hurt at all. I guess i numbed well because that needle was huge!!!! I do feel a lot of gas pains now that I ate. I hope it goes away:thumbdown:.