yeah so this week... 4.5 weeks since surgery... and im hungry hungry hungry... i cant eat half as much as pre-surgery...during meals... but am hungry like and hour or two later... my first fill is this wed... and i cant wait... but being hungry is scarring me... will it save me??:cool2:

Hi! I'm 3 wks out and starving. I'm so discouraged by the amount I can eat--almost as much as pre surg! I have my first:confused: fill on Nov 10th. I sure hope it helps! Good luck with yours...I know how you feel.

Pat

Hang in there-- it is Bandster Hell. Just try to stick with the right choices, portions, eating slow etc to train yourself. Everyone is different with how much it takes but my first fill definitely helped alot. Now that I got my 2nd it is even better.

Also- for me- drinking warm tea with lemon really helped me control my hunger between meals. And eating really slow....

I seem to be in the minority but every fill worked for me. At each stage it gave me enough restriction to keep losing. It would slightly decrease what I was eating and slightly decrease my appetite enough to keep on losing (albeit slowly). I just dont understand why you need max restriction right off the bat, when you can lose on much less restriction early on.... but I guess everyone is different.

I guess early in the journey, I probably lost well on like 1800 calories a day, later on it needed to be 1400 so I needed more restriction, but there was no need to drop to 1400 right away when I could lose on more.

So yeah, every fill was fine for me, I had another when it waned and I stopped losing but every spot was a sweet spot.

I am in your same boat, don't worry, you're not alone. I find I'm hungry the minute I have something to drink. Just had my first fill today, 4cc in 14cc band. Hope that will help, but I'm drinking a glass of crystal light and hungry right now!! Good luck

I'm never really hungry, just want to eat. Have trouble remembering to eat/chew slowly. Had only 1cc first fill, at my request. Scared of being sick, burping, etc.. Next fill not for 4 more weeks. Any advice for slowing down with eating?

My first fill is tomorrow. I'm really hoping things improve.

I lost a lot the first couple of weeks, but then I started feeling better and started eating like it and the weight loss has slowed way way down.

I have real hopes of a fill helping the fight.