I went to have my first fill yesterday at the hospital. My doctor usually does the first fill using the x-ray while you swallow that white chalky substance to see how much of a restriction you currently have. As he watched the fluid go down to my pouch he said that I did not need a fill because the fluid was not flowing through the band quickly. That may have been true, but I still feel like I can comsume too many calories during the course of the day and I am still looking for food to eat. Should I have insisted on the fill? I would like to get your opinions. Thanks!

did u loose any weight

Yes, I have lost 22 lbs since my surgery on March 24. But most of that was lost in the first 2 weeks.

The doctor I'm having surgery with this week says he uses the "drinking Water method" (whatever that is, I don't know yet?) because when he used to use the x-ray method he had a tendency to underfill people because it *looks* like such a small area, that he thought it was almost too tight, even though it wasn't at all.

Does your doctor offer the "drinking water" method to test for doing a fill? If so, you may want to request that instead as a more accurate guage for how much of a fill you should really get.

i love your shrinko de mayo hat. where did you get it ?

I'm going to assume the "drinking water method" is what I just had done this week, the doc puts a fill in, gives you some water to drink and if you throw up, he removes some of the fill, otherwise see you in a few weeks and off you go.

i love your shrinko de mayo hat. where did you get it ?

Haha! I love it too. Another user created and posted it in the LapBand Support Groups section.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f180/shrinko-de-mayo-new-logo-61822/

The doctor I'm having surgery with this week says he uses the "drinking Water method" (whatever that is, I don't know yet?) because when he used to use the x-ray method he had a tendency to underfill people because it *looks* like such a small area, that he thought it was almost too tight, even though it wasn't at all.

Does your doctor offer the "drinking water" method to test for doing a fill? If so, you may want to request that instead as a more accurate guage for how much of a fill you should really get.

My doctor used the drinking water method. He made me hold a small cup of water, start to fill the band and had me drink, when the band was filled to its max, the water would stuck and wouldn't go down, then he unfilled the band until the water went down. I was filled 2 ccs and that was a good fill for me, I have good restriction.

My doctor used the drinking Water method. He made me hold a small cup of water, start to fill the band and had me drink, when the band was filled to its max, the water would stuck and wouldn't go down, then he unfilled the band until the water went down. I was filled 2 ccs and that was a good fill for me, I have good restriction.

Wow - that is interesting; I hadn't had that done that way before. I might suggest that to my doctor.

He is very conserative - and gives in small increments each fill and he checks by the "dixie cup" method... LOL - I sip on some water and then I go. BUT because I tend to get over tighten, I think I might suggest this.