Hello everyone, I just got approved for surgery on 4/3/08. I can see that this is a very supportive group and I will be spending a lot of time here. I wanted to know if it is possible to get a fill during surgery/on the surgery date? If so, I would love some feedback on how it worked out for you. Thanks.

Technically, yes.

The doc can leave some fluid in the band.

Doesn't happen often. Didn't happen w/ me.

Others will chime in.

I heard that a lot don't fill the band because your stomach is swollen and needs to heal.

I think it depends on the size of the band (not sure though). I have the bigger 10 cc band (you can put 10 mL of saline in it) and my surgeon filled it to 3 cc's at surgery. I think if you get a smaller band - 4cc, they generally don't put in any saline at surgery.

I didn't realize that I had saline in my band until I had my first fill. I think is totally up to your doctor.

like everyone else said, it all depends on the doc, I called my surgeon to mention felling stuck and he said if the pain continued after 2 days of liquid to come in for an unfill, I told him I hadn't had a fill and he said we don't take all the liquid out when we put them in, surprised me and I didn't think much of it at the time, but I will ask him when I go in on the 31st..