:blush:I am new to this, just registered. Hello to all. My surgery date was January 29th and I had my first fill on March 2nd. I had nothing in my band from surgery. Is this normal to not feel any different with a fill as to not having any fill at all? I know it has only been a few days and this is not going to be a "quick fix" but I was looking for more results than this and am getting discouraged. I have been thinking that I could have just starved and ate a cup of food at each meal without having to have had this surgery. Any suggestions from anyone??? I was told that I am the only one out of all the patients that has complained of still being hungry.

I tried that....the whole only eating a cup of food a day. My best friend had the gastric sleeve. At that time, I wasnt financially able to do the surgery. So I told her that I would simply eat what she eats. Well here I sit, still fat and she is almost 100 pounds lighter!!!

Good news though, today I finally got approved for my loan and should be scheduled for my band next month!!! Hang in there. I have no advice about the hunger part but i can suspect the fill will help with that.

GOOD LUCK!

Yes, it is very normal to not feel a difference after your first fill. For me, it was a couple of weeks later after that first one before I noticed a difference. Some people don't even ever need a fill, while others need more and more. I'm at 6.5 cc and now think I am nearing my sweet spot. My doctor is conservative when giving fills and will only do 1 cc at a time. That works for me, I'm in no hurry. So really there is no "normal" when it comes to fill levels because we are all so very different. Just be patient.