1rst fill & no restriction

azchick · April 11, 2008

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???

annielkd · April 11, 2008

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.

Nikki S · April 11, 2008

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.

Laurieloo · April 11, 2008

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. :-)

azchick · April 11, 2008

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!!

kbinaz · April 16, 2008

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).