Good morning all,

I had my surgery on 5/22/08 and did the whole liquid diet till day 7 and then am now on the "mushies" stage till day 30. I have found (in my sick head maybe) that there are actually alot of food that can "become" mushy (that should be a whole other thread :thumbup:). The first couple of days eating mushies I found that I was getting VERY full VERY quickly. Like after about 8-10 bites or less.

NOW.........it seems as though I never even had the Lapband??? What the heck is going on here? I know that once the swelling goes down that you start to feel hungry again and nothing really tends to get stuck, but I really didn’t expect it to be this quickly. My port is still sore when I push it, so to me that means...maybe...that I am still a little swollen?? So I should still get full quicker??? My mind is beginning to play tricks on me BIG TIME!!!

Back to the fill question.... I am not scheduled to get my fill till 6/24/08, which would be 32 days after surgery (I want it NOW!!:thumbup:)

How soon did everyone get his or her first fill??

Also, has anyone had or having the above situation?

All replies are very much appreciated!

Thank you BAMAGAL, was your port not stitched in some way? Or is it floating around? Did I read that right???

Thank you BAMAGAL, was your port not stitched in some way? Or is it floating around? Did I read that right???

Yes it was stitched down I suppose but now it is kinda leaning to the right,so it is down on that side.He thought at first it had flipped all the way but it didn't.Was just hard to hit because of my weight and the fact I got the small

low profile port.So now he said I will have to do all my fills with x-ray.I know know most people prefer it that way but I am a self pay and $300.00 is alot

of money and that is what I pay for fill with the use of x-ray verses $150.00 without.That is why I told him do not tease me with no .5 cc as I have seen

doctors give patients.If I am gonna pay out the rear you better fill it up while I am here so he gave me 3cc's and warned me I was tight and be very careful,call if I have issues .

I was banded May 13th and won't get a fill until June 26th.

We all have to go through this. Our stomach needs time to heal. At first we can eat very little and feel quite full rather quickly. The more we progress the hungrier we start to feel (without a fill).

I'm eating more now than I did right after surgery, but that's okay. I know I'm not filled yet and there will be restriction coming my way. Continue to eat healthy - stay away from the no-no foods and you'll be fine.

I'm still losing weight. Actually I'm losing more weight now than I did eating very little. I say just relax, enjoy this time reconnecting with your body, listen to what it wants, explore what satisfies you, exercise and be patient.

You didn't spend this kind of money and have major surgery to get tangled up in bandster hell. Restriction will come - just roll with it until that time.

well then all you can do is wait,it will pass quickly and the fill day will come and go besides I had my first fill today and it hurt like hell . . .

Ooooh I hate reading that! My first fill is on Thursday and I'm nervous about whether it's going to hurt, I still feel pain in the port area sometimes and I cringe at the thought of anyone injecting me there.... even though I've been told over and over that it doesn't hurt. Now here you are to put the lie to that, lol! Seriously I'm sorry you had to go through that.

And Mstrina, I will let you know how it goes, and you let me know how yours goes! I'll be thinking about you.

well I am sure it is not the same for everybody,but I carry most of my weight in the midsection,with a tiny port so it took a long needle and a couple tries,the first was not really bad but second try it was still sore from the first failure and no local either.Maybe some docs numb it first I don't know.But I am not gonna tell you a fib it was painful,and he left the needle in the whole time while he was looking at the lapband,checking to make sure it was empty and then the fill then the swallow to see if it was to much or little or just right.Theen to make sure it was not any leaks.It is still sore now so I know I want be in a big rush for the next fill LMFAO.

I was banned on 5-15-08 and im going though the same thing. my 1st fill isnt till 6-28-08 I cant wait . I fill like I want to eat everything in site. I glad to know im not the only one going though this.

I was banded on May 12th and got my first fill on June 3rd (3 weeks after the surgery). The doctor added the fill then had to pull the liquid out 3 times until it was okay for me to drink water and keep it down.

I got my first fill a month after surgery. Didn't get any restriction from it, but still got one.

I got my first fill 15 days after surgery. Still no restriction from it. Have another appt on July 1.

I had my first fill yesterday. I have the low profile port and so I got to watch the process on the fluoroscope. Very interesting! No pain at all. At first, the physician's assistant put in a sizeable fill and had me drink water. I could only swallow small sips at a time. He then backed it off a bit and I could swallow but could still feel some restriction. My doctor puts his patients on two days liquid followed by two on mushies. I can't wait to try solids to see how much restriction I have.