I know it varies from person to person, but I'm curious as to how many fills my fellow nymphs have had?

I have had one, my second is scheduled for later this week.

Thanks in advance

Amy

I just had my first fill a week and a half ago. I go again at the end of February. It was noticeable and I began to loose weight again. I may need a little more. I have about 4.7 ccs in a 10 cc band.

Had my 2nd fill this morning and finally found out that I have a 4CC Band. I had 1cc put in with my first fill and not sure on the 2nd fill. I forgot to ask. I have lost 72lbs. since starting this journey. I had a new doctor do my fill; my doctor is really busy so I think they hired another doctor to help him. He was just as good as Dr. Lautz. He looked at my chart and stated that I have done a remarkable job. He did ask me if I thought I could go another month without a fill and I told him I needed enough to keep the edge off. I have been hungry between meals and have noticed that I can eat more than 1 to 1 1/2 cups of food at a sitting. He agreed that I have been losing more on willpower than restriction. This doc was from New Zealand and had a very cute accent.

Overall a great visit and the fact that I lost 12 lbs in 5 weeks made me very happy. Here is hoping that this fill helps with the hunger.

Cindy

I just had my 6th fill. The nurse did a Fluid check and I wasn't nearly as full as I thought I was. I was told at the last fill mid January that I was at 7.5 in my 10 cc band. Nope. With the fill she gave me today, I am at 7.4 cc. Oh well. I am apparently loosing at a rate of 2.45 pounds per week according to their charts. Their scales weigh a good 7 pounds heavier than mine at home. Since I started with mine, I go by my scales.

I'm not at the sweet spot yet. I walk and do floor excercises about four or five times per week and try to stay within the 1200 calories. Since I eat out at lunch, I've probably gone over the 1200 calories. Oh well. Onward and downward.

Take care.

I am truly struggling with hunger today and I am positive it's not just head hunger.

I ate Cereal ( Kashi Go Lean) for B'fast, had a bottle of Water in between because I was still hungry and I have been trying to hold off lunch as long as I can.

Well at least I know for sure I need more fill! One more week of waiting!

I am truly struggling with hunger today and I am positive it's not just head hunger.

I ate Cereal ( Kashi Go Lean) for B'fast, had a bottle of Water in between because I was still hungry and I have been trying to hold off lunch as long as I can.

Well at least I know for sure I need more fill! One more week of waiting!

Hang in there Shortgal. It must get better.

Cindy

second fill this friday. i have a 4cc band. right now iam just at 1cc

Well I just called the Dr's office to move up my next appt. They were very understanding and I'm going in tomorrow!

I explained that I was hungry and afraid I was going to eat everything in my kitchen cabinet and undo all my hard work!

Wow, don't know why I was so worried about calling. Now I know I can at least get through the rest of the day, relatively well. Of course I am already counting down the time to my Atkins bar at 3:15! And it's two days of full liquids after a fill!

Good on you Shortgal, that's what I did. You know your body and should be able to make that decision. Keep us posted.

Shortgal,

I am glad you get to move up your fill appointment. It is such a great feeling to have restriction. You will get there soon hopefully tomorrow.

I have had 2 fills. I had 5cc the first and another 1.4 on Monday. I have a great restriction, not hungry at all.

Can someone tell me which thread is for the Valentine challenge? I can't remember and I want to update my progress...Thanks.

The valentine challenge is labeled for each week, like week 4 was the last one and it's on the November 07 bandster page. tomorrow is the weigh in for week 5, so I'm sure you'll see a new thread labled, Valentine's Day challenge week 5.

Hollieberries ( Cindy) starts them, she's very organized!

Congratulations on your restriction! 5cc's in one fill?! Wow, I got 2cc's once all the rest have been 1cc, no wonder it's taking me awhile to get there.

thanks so much for the quick reply, shortgal!! Yes, my doctor was very aggresive with the first fill. I am so glad he was. I could eat about a 1/4 cup after that and now I can eat only a few bites and be full all day. I have to force myself to remember to drink my water.. and get in my protein..

I've had two fills, 6ccs total, and my next fill is next Friday, if I have one. I'm doing pretty well on what I have -- no trouble eating anything but still losing and I'm not hungry. Guess we'll see how I feel next week and what my doctor thinks.

I've had 2 fills and I'm getting another one next Wednesday. I have some restriction, but I still can eat a little more than one cup and I can eat a whole bag of pop corn. I have 6CC in a 14CC band. My band is huge!

I have been reading this forum for a few months now but this is the first time I registered as a user. I have a 10cc band and have had 3 fills and 1 little unfill. My band was empty when I had surgery. My first fill was 3cc, my second fill was 1.3cc. I couldn't eat or drink anything and if I tried it would get stuck and I would start slimming and my mouth would Water. I had heartburn everyday and didn't feel good. About a a week and a half later I went in for a little unfill of 5cc. I could eat moderatly after the unfill and felt better. My third fill was a little over a week ago and I got 5cc. For the first 7 days I could drink very little and eat broth only. For the last few days I have been able to eat chicken noodle or creamy Soups but that is it. Yesterday I thought that I could eat a little meat loaf and baked potato. Well I ate one small bite of the meat loaf and I knew it got stuck instantly so I stopped eating. About 5 minutes later I was slimming and didn't feel to good. I have heard that pinapple juice was good if you get stuck so I took a sip of it. Within a couple of minutes I knew I was going to get sick. Sure enough I threw up. Then I got some relief.

I don't know about any of you but I feel like I am only going to be able to eat Soup and broth or Protein drinks. I don't want to not be able to eat and chew food ever again. I keep thinking it will loosen up and I will be able to eat. Has anyone else experienced this. Also, I have read a lot of the threads and many of you have more cc's in your band than I do. How do you eat anything. The sound of that much cc's in your band sounds painful to me. HELP ME.