I have just registered and I had surgery on 12/15/2008..I am having a hard time as I have had my first fill and it does not feel as if there is any restriction at all I stay hungry and can eat too much has anyone else had this problem?

Hi, nice to meet you. I had my first fill last week on March 4th. The day after I was to eat soft food and also thought that i don't feel a restriction. But after a couple more days I'm starting to feel more restriction. Also, there is a lot of burping involved. Are you experiencing that too? So, I guess for me, soft foods go down easy, but stuff like toast or shrimp, I definitely felt that. How much did your Dr. fill? I had 3ccs in a 14cc band. Plus, do you have a second fill scheduled?

Yes, I am having another fill tommorrow I haven't asked questions about my band size or my fills but, I am tommorrow. The weight loss has really been slow I can look in the mirror and notice changes but the scales are slow to move.

You should find out how big your band is and how much is in it. Every time I have a fill, they draw out what is in there and then add from there. It always seems a little less than what should be in the band. Everytime I have had a fill, I know it....My first, I couldn't eat much at all, not even too much liquid for a few days, then it got better after a week. My second fill, was only 1.5 cc, which gave me a total of 3.5 cc, and I went for 8 days, lost 13 lbs. It wasn't good. I went back and had some taken out. They took out 1 cc. After I got home from vacation (we went on a cruise) I went back and I am now at 3.25 cc. It is very frustrating. I have been 10 since this fill, and I am just today, where I can eat a little something without that feeling of throwing up.

Hang in there, everyone is different. It makes mine even harder, because I am 2 1/2 hours from my Dr......:laugh:

Hope this helps....

Sue