I know that I don't have restriction because I have never had a fill. Last night I waited too long to eat and I ate a piece of chicken kind of fast. I felt like there was a rock in my chest, it eventually passed but I don't understand. I thought that everything went down easy until a fill. It usually take me 25 minutes to eat a chicken breast and a little bit of salad, could there be something wrong or is this the way it should be. I am following protien first and then salad, I am not hungry but I am never really full.

A lot of the business about restriction is very personal. It can also depend on what size band you have. I have the larger Vanguard band--I had no restriction once the intial swelling from surgery went away.

I did have a small amount of restriction after my first fill of 4cc's. I had a second fill of 2cc's about 8 days ago. HELLO RESTRICTION!

Chew that food, Protein first--sounds like you're doing swell.

I've yet to have a fill with this band after 4 months and have restriction off and on depending on time of day, how fast I eat and what I eat.

Sound like your doing fine, restristion comes in all different ways.

i think that's normal if one eats too fast.... are you supposed to eat protein before salad first???

SOme bandsters arefortunate to have restriction with the placement of the band, I had it for 9 weeks post op. COnsider yourself fortunate and go with it for as long as you can, if you are losing without a fill do not rush it.

Even with my fill level right now,, somedays I feel like I have zero restriction and can eat anything then the next day it is back. Fickle bands we have.

are you supposed to eat Protein before salad first???

One of the main rules of a bandsters is to eat Proteins first, the veggies & salads, then fruitsand then carbs if you have room. Hare proteins keep the pouch full longer. Keeps you less likely to be hungry so soon

thanks for the tip....just had my first fill..so am bk to liquid for a few days to settle my stomach first.....guess i better consult w the nutritionist and my dr. do you ever feel the need to increase ur fill whenever you feel you have zero restrictions? do drs really stick to the every 2 month fill timing?

do drs really stick to the every 2 month fill timing?

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SOme U.S. Dr.'s have strict guidlines they follow for fills, it may be only giving .5 cc's at a time or waiting a certain ammount of time between fills or both. They really want you to work with your band and not rely on it to do all the work where as Mexican Dr.'s give fills more frequently and more aggressively. It all depends on the Dr.

Here is a good site to read about fills, it will help ansewr your questions

http://lapbandtransformation.com/Adjustments.htm

la madam, thanks for the link. very helpful. i am so glad i found the site and it's great to be able to read and learn what everyone else is going through. if only i found this site six weeks ago before my op...i was suffering alone!

i had an awful mouth ulcers for 2 weeks following my op and a week of gas pains....was suffering a lot...tho, i lost much more weight that i was supposed to - cos it was just painful to swallow anything.....

but this is still great............better late than never!