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I am having my first fill this Thursday. I have a few questions . . .

1. Are there any dietary restrictions immediately before getting a fill? For example, my appointment is in the afternoon, should I fast all day or is it ok to eat Breakfast and / or lunch?

2. After the fill, do you go back on liquids or mushies for a few days?

3. How long after the fill (minutes, hours, days) are you able to tell how much restriction you got from the fill.

Thanks for all the help! As a newly banded person, this website give me much needed encouragement.

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My Dr has no food restriction the day of fill, but my appts are in the a.m. and I usually don;t eat, but I will have a Protein shake, if I feel like one. I prefer nothing be in my pouch, just in case.

I am to be on full liquids for two days, then soft food for two, then try solids again slowly.

I tend to get a tight feeling for 2 to 4 days,(from swelling from the fill process) starting the evening of the fill. It generally loosens up after that. Once you hit the sweet spot, the restriction should stay longer.

As you lose more wieght, you might need one or two small fills.

Hope that helps!

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I just had my first fill this morning. It was at noon, and I called in the morn to ask about food intake prior and she said to have something light, but try to have nothing about 2 hrs before I arrive. We did a one-hour consult, then the fill part itself took about five minutes, which included weighing in.

The nurse inserted the needle into the wrong side, so i had to get poked twice, but it really doesn't hurt at all. Personally, I didn't feel a thing as she was filling it (3 cc's).

After, I went back into the waiting room to drink three small glasses of Water to make sure it was going down fine. A little gurgly but no problems. And that's it! I got to go home!

I've been told to be on "no lumps, bumps or chunks" for 24 hours. and don't be in a rush to get more food in me.

Good luck on thursday!

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