I had my first fill yesterday, 4cc in a 14 cc band. My dr said my band was pretty tight to begin with (my first fill was done under fluro in the radiology dept). He said I should start to feel def more restriction now. Just wondering how or when will I start to feel it? I noticed today that I am still just as hungry inbetween meals. And I had a salad for dinner at 5:30 and it's 7:30 and my stomach is growling and I am def hungry. I am going to have some carrots or a cucumber to hold off the hunger. I remember someone had said it took them about 2 weeks before their fill finally "hit them". I am just wondering what everyone else was feeling?

I had my third fill yesterday. On fill 2 and 3 I felt restriction immediately. That is, I felt it when the doctor was filling me. I am very tight right now and I am on liquids for 2 days then mushies for 2 more days.

Although I have immediate restriction, I do get hunrgy. I just cannot eat much. I drink liquid proetin bullets to stave off my hunger. They really do help.

Salads (as in vegetables alone) make me hungry within a couple of hours, so it may not be anything to do with restriction that you're feeling peckish again so soon after a meal. I find Protein (and sometimes carbs, though I know US banders often don't do carbs) fill me up much better than a salad, and for much longer.

Don't get me wrong, I still eat veg, but not on it's own as a meal. Unless it's something heavy like cauliflower or broccoli.

But to answer your question, I felt restriction immediately after each fill. Then after a couple of weeks, the restriction eased as I lost weight.

Maybe try having lean protein instead and see if it keeps you fuller for longer?

I felt no restriction after surgery. No restriction after fills 1 and 2. I got my third fill December 18th, and that one has made a BIG difference. I felt it when I started eating soft foods/mushies. I am having to adjust to it, and follow ALL the rules that I wasn't too good about practicing before I got this restriction. Everyone is different - some feel it right away and then it loosens up, some don't feel it for awhile and then it tightens up. I know my band is a moody thing :wink: but I love it. We are learning to live together....one day at a time. Becky

Hi, I also have a 14cc band. I have had 2 fills now im at 5.5 cc in it. Im unhappy to say i dont' really have any restricition. My weight loss has been slow, i eat less yes but still could use more restriction but my doctor here in Germany does not like to do fills. Keep your head up, things will be okay and if you don't restriction and are in a position to get another fill do it. Good luck

I used to feel restriction straight away from my fills, the last couple however have taken 3 weeks to kick in and boy have they kicked in.

For me ,I felt restriction right away but I think it's because right before I had my fill,I felt pretty much no restriction .