I just had my first fill yesterday and I feel no different.....HELP!!!! Is this normal??? I have a 4cc band and I had 1.4cc put in.....will it kick in later or what???? Help, any advice is appreciated......thanks!!!:ohmy:

It might kick in later, but probably you'll need more fill. I didn't have restriction with that little fluid in my band, which also holds 4cc.

It's normal to not feel restriction after your first fill. I did, but I also had restriction with no fill (uncommon). A friend of mine with the same band size as me (4cc) needed almost 3.5cc before she felt any restriction, whereas I needed unfill when I went beyond 2.5cc.

Give it a week or three, see how you're feeling. If you don't have restriction, set up another appt.

I just had my first fill, and I am quite disapointed!! prior to my fill, oddly I had restriction. I felt food getting stuck and I could only eat a little bit. Well, my first fill was this past Tuesday, and now I feel like I can eat a horse! My doctor told me to go on a liquid diet for a few days and I didn't because I really wanted to test my restriction. Surprisingly, I have NO restriction. I haven't eaten this much since before my surgery. I don't believe he filled me with anything! if anything, he took whatever I had in there out! "Unpleased"

I have a 4cc band and currently I'm at 3.2 with really good restriction. Keep going back until you have good restriction. Some people can lose weight at 1 cup of food 3x a day. Others like myself tend to be tighyer to losr 1/4 to 1/3 cup of food. Good luck.

What do you eat after your first fill. My Doctor has suggested thick fluids for seven days. Also need to get protein in because I am diabetic. tks.