Hi Guys!

I goy my 1st fill 4 days ago - 1.8 cc's in a 4 cc band. The first 2 days I felt diff't/tighter but OK. Then all of the sudden I feel very tight. I can do Protein shakes in the AM and Soups in the afternoons evenings. How do I know if I have the right amount of fill? I would think I should give my body a couple of weeks to adjust and then decide? Are you extra tight at first after a fill and then it loosens up a bit or is how I feel today how I will feel until I lose a chunk of weight and my stomach shrinks? Any help will be very appreciated as obviously I am new to all of this. Thanks!!!!

You should be able to get solid foods down when the doctor says it is OK to be back on solids after a fill (for me four days later). You don't want to be so tight that you cannot. If you cannot get solids down after a week call your doctor. You don't want to stay too tight and just wait until your stomach shrinks to get relief.

Usually the band does loosen on it's own after a couple of weeks. Give it a little bit more time. Most people are always much tighter in the mornings.

If you can't eat solid food after a couple of weeks, definitely give the dr. a call.

I will give it a couple of weeks and see how I feel. Thank you everyone very much!

Please let us know how you are doing. I worry about people that stay tight for too long because they think this is the best way to lose weight.

Your fill will probably loosen up, but I will be thinking of you and wondering how you are doing.

That is so nice of you - I really appreciate your support. I think much of it is just learning how I am supposed to eat now which is a polar opposite of how I ate before! I am excited about the band - I can already tell it is going to make all the difference for me. :thumbdown:

how are you doing today? is everything still the same?