hi everyone, i'm new to this site, and i have a question... i had my first fill about 3 weeks ago, and i've gained about 4 pounds since then... has anyone else experienced this, or am i the only one?

The MD's said they will not revrse the procedure unless it is a medical necessity. Is that par for the course?:grouphug:

Depends on a few factors -- sometimes we all have normal weight fluctuations due to TOM, for example. We'll have to hear more about how you are doing on following the standard bandster guidelines.

Otherwise, the obvious answer might be that you are still eating too much and you need another fill. :grouphug: It usually takes a few fills to get good restriction, although there are a lucky few who take off with the weight loss right away.

One thing that has worked for a lot of us is food tracking. You don't have to do it forever -- even a few days of tracking your food on TheDailyPlate.com or a similar site will give you a good idea of whether you are eating too much.

Are you getting all your Water in? How about exercise? My motto: "5 minutes is better than 0 minutes" - gotta start somewhere with the exercise. Have you managed to eliminate junk food and high calorie condiments?

The MD's said they will not revrse the procedure unless it is a medical necessity. Is that par for the course?

Yes. Although I suppose if you were self-pay you could find someone to do it. The big question: why would you want to? If you remove it you'll almost certainly gain all your weight back, unless you convert to another weight loss surgery type, like the gastric sleeve or RNY.

If you take all the Fluid out of the band, it's very similar to not having a band (although not completely the same). So for pregnancy or whatever you could just remove the fluid and be able to eat more, if that's what you were after.

Are you worried about it being permanent for a specific reason? i.e. if you get it and then don't like the sensation when you eat, or if you get freaked out about having a foreign object in your body after it's already in there?