Very Impatient!!!

cltmarie · August 13, 2008

Anybody else have to wait 3 months for their first fill??? My dr's policy is 3 months from surgery. Most other people I've talked to have had a fill after about a month. Really really tired of waiting!!!

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Bamagal · August 13, 2008

I had to wait a month,most doctors I think go for 4-6 weeks.Never heard of three months,either way just be patient and the days will go by and that day will come for you.

Momto5 · August 13, 2008

My dr. says 4-6 weeks

flowers · August 13, 2008

The only doctor I know of that makes you wait 3 months is a doctor who started that policy now for those banded in Mexico. I think he has too many patients now and this way he is avoiding any complications from other doctors.

My fill doctor I picked has a 5 week minimum wait.

cltmarie · August 13, 2008

I had my surgery here in texas by the very dr making me wait. I understand why... he says that too many people are letting the band do all the work instead of changing their eating habits, but understanding and doing the waiting are two different things. Some days I feel so hungry I could eat forever and I just keep trying to tell myself it will get better after I have a fill.

thughes113 · August 13, 2008

for me it would have been 4 weeks, but I was leaving for an out of town trip, so it was just over 5 weeks...today as a matter of fact. I agree that you can use the time to change your habits, but you paid for the extra tool, you should be able to use it the way you want.

Nuali · August 13, 2008

I know what you are going through. I had to wait almost 9 weeks. It was difficult. I just put it in my head that this was my healing time and tried to eat sensibly. The fills will come soon enough...I would find out how much your doc is going to put in the first fill. I have heard of some people getting really small fills for the first one and that would be a bummer after having such a long healing time. My doc put in 3.5 cc's, which he says is his standard for all of his patients. I have heard of some only getting 1 cc on the first, so I would check...hang in there...good things come to those who wait! :biggrin2:

Nuali

BeTheBuddha · August 13, 2008

My doc makes his patients wait about 6 weeks between fills. I felt no restriction whatsoever after my land band surgery. Even with my first fill (3 ccs in a 10cc band) I don't feel much restriction at all.

The nurse told me it takes about three fills to start finding your "sweet spot".

Sasha2013 · August 14, 2008

my docs office gave me 3 fill appt before I had surgery that morning... Theyre 3-4 weeks apart... I also had a small fill during surgery... I feel some restriction now, which is good or I'd be chewing my arm off....hang in there!!!

Laurinda · August 14, 2008

I know someone that was 6 months out and still had not had her first fill. She was dropping weight and the doctor said even if it's a pound a week he would not fill.

I know we are ready to get the show on the road but just remember there are stricter policies out there!

Good-Luck to you! :biggrin:

Sasha2013 · August 14, 2008

I know someone that was 6 months out and still had not had her first fill. She was dropping weight and the doctor said even if it's a pound a week he would not fill.
I know we are ready to get the show on the road but just remember there are stricter policies out there!

Good-Luck to you! :biggrin:

Wow!!!!!! Talk about every doc being different!!!!

cltmarie · August 14, 2008

I'm trying really hard to keep my weight loss at 1 lb a week, but some weeks I haven't lost anything. I know my first fill will be here soon, but I want the weight off the day before surgery! :biggrin: And I keep thinking that every week without a fill is an extra pound I have to keep carrying around.

I'm actually kind of glad that there are other people out there that have to wait even though I know they must be just as frustrated as I am. I don't feel like I'm the only one with a really strict dr anymore. Yeah for me! Well, not really. But you know what I mean...