Did anyone feel any restriction with there first fill? I had 1.5 cc's in a ap band and I feel no difference at all. They want me to wait 2 weeks for another fill. That makes no sense to me.... I feel discouraged and mad because they won't let me make another appointment for at least 2 weeks. The fill was 9 days ago. I am self pay and I feel like I should have some kind of say in this. Has anyone else gone through this with their dr???

They know that the fills take several... but, the waiting is so your body can adjust slowly. They made me wait 6 weeks between fills even though I didn't feel any restriction till the third one.

My doc's protocol involved 3 every 2 week fills which began 6 weeks after my band was placed. In retrospect I view this as one "great" fill. I did feel a bit after the first, more after the 2nd and the 3rd kept me "filled" for 2 months before I needed another.

I agree it seems like a "put-off" but it really worked and made me find ways (like drinking lots of water between meals) to help curb my appetite.

Hang in there. It will work out.

Hi, there!

I didn't feel anything after the first fill. As a matter of fact, if it weren't for the scars and feeling the port, I had no way to know I even had a band. Yesterday, I had a second fill and feel like I will be on my way. I took the advice of most people on this board who said it took a few fills to get it right....and they were right. :-)

Thanks for your replies! I too wouldn't think I had this band if it were not

for the scar on my tummy.. I will hang in there. I emailed my dr to see if he would see me sooner. I'll keep my fingers crossed!!

I went through the same thing - I got 1.5 cc fills for the first three, then finally they gave me 2 and it was then I started feeling a little restriction. I didn't reach my sweet spot until fill #5 - when I had a total of 7.5 ccs. I know it is frustrating, but in the end you have to look at your weight loss at the end of a year, not day by day or even month by month. In a year, you are going to weigh a lot less than you do now and it won't matter if you lost it in the first two months or the first 10. I am a really slow loser and waiting for those fills was torture. Even now that I am at my sweet spot I am losing really slowly. But every single pound I get off is one pound closer to my goal and I love knowing the scale isn't going to start creeping up tomorrow. Hang in there - you will get restriction but it may take 4 or 5 fills (or even more).