:tt1:Hey all,I had my first fill yesterday and had 4cc put in.It felt very wierd,and then I had to drink 3 small cups of water before going home,ell,after a few sips I started getting pain sooo bad in my upper chest and I could burp sort of. I tried and tried but it almost felt like I was short ofbreaath and I couldn't even swallow my own saliva! I had to have 1.5 cc removed! I'm so bummed! Has anyone else had that experience???:thumbup:

There's no reason to be bummed. Had they left you like that, you would have been back the next day for an unfill. It sounds like you got the exact right amount restriction to help you get started, but not so much you might become dehydrated or worse yet, hurt your band.

The first time I couldn't swallow water was my last fill with 8.6 cc in a 9 cc band. They backed out 0.2 cc to make my total fill that day 0.4 cc.

Good luck!!

Wow! 4cc for the first fill!!!!! I've had nine, yup, 9, fills and I'm at about 6cc in a 10cc band. My doctor won't go more than .5cc per fill ~ including the first fill. I think the challenge is to find the place where you have adequate restriction without pain. I know - the infamous 'sweet spot'. Trouble is, it's hard to tell if you're 'there' when you're having the fill. I wish there was some signal or sign or alarm that would go off when we've gotten a good fill. I keep telling my PA that we're sneaking up on that sweet spot!!!!!! Hopefully it will be soon...I've been waiting a long time for this!

Good luck everyone....we'll find that sweet spot!

Thanks all for the reassurance! I feel much better this morning!

I'm glad you're feeling better!!