I had my surgery on 02/01/08 and my doctor does not put any saline in the band during intial banding surgery. Since my pain has gone away, I don't feel any differant than before surgery. I am very discouraged. I am dieting because I know that I need to. But if I fell off the wagon, I think I could clean out the shoney's buffet with no problem. I lost 25lbs really quick, but haven't lost much of any over the past two weeks. I go back to the doctor on March 17 and hopefully he will do a fill. Could this be my problem - just ready for a fill? Please tell me yes!! I have been so excited about this surgery for so long, I am going to be devastated if it doesn't work for me. Any advice or input would be GREAT!!

I had my surgery on 02/01/08 and my doctor does not put any saline in the band during intial banding surgery. Since my pain has gone away, I don't feel any differant than before surgery. I am very discouraged. I am dieting because I know that I need to. But if I fell off the wagon, I think I could clean out the shoney's buffet with no problem. I lost 25lbs really quick, but haven't lost much of any over the past two weeks. I go back to the doctor on March 17 and hopefully he will do a fill. Could this be my problem - just ready for a fill? Please tell me yes!! I have been so excited about this surgery for so long, I am going to be devastated if it doesn't work for me. Any advice or input would be GREAT!!

Amy,

I was banded on 1/21/08. I have been feeling pretty much the same as you. It has been a struggle to hold on to my weight loss, cause I am hungry all the time and I haven't really found anything that I can't eat. Today I went for my first fill and I think that is exactly what I've been needing! I have to be on liquids for 2 days then mushies for 1 day and then back on to regular foods, but I can tell already that restriction is there! YAY!! (The GREAT news is the fill wasn't painful at all, nothing like I had worried that it would be!) Don't worry, all you need is a fill. This surgery will work for you!!! Just hang in there til you get that first fill!