hi im new. had lapband surgery march 3rd. im scheduled for my first fill april 17th. things went well the week before surgery, during surgery, and 4 weeks after . but now i can eat anything and everything with no problems. is this normal after healing from band placement , and before a fill? :cursing:

Yes it's normal. If you think about it, it will make sense. The band is sitting around your stomach, much in the same way you can loosely hold a belt (if it's big enough! :cursing:) around your waist. Until you tighten and fasten the belt, it's just there. Same is true of the band. It took me 5 fills (over 5 months) to finally feel any restriction. You have to just give it time.

Well said Monkey! Also remember you did have some rescriction after surgery because you were swollen. The swelling goes down and your back to full capacity. You have no fluid in your band at this point. Welcome to Lap Band Hell. Weeks 3-6 was very difficult for me. I still kept measuring my food, but it was tough. Get your exercising routine started but start out slow...your still healing. Try eating extra protein that seemed to help with the hunger. Drink lots of water. Doing this I kept the weight coming off. I noticed a difference after my first fill. I guess I am a lucky person as I have a large stoma. I actually have felt some restriction after each and every fill. I am going in for another fill on April 2. Hopefully my last one. Good luck

Hi Bobbyjo !

This is what's known as Bandster Hell .... I get the same way ( able to eat everything that isnt nailed down ) in between fills. This tells me that i NEED a fill. Even if its just .5 cc ... this occurance is what all the pre-op work was for - nutrition classes, etc... So even with out the restriction, you can limit your intake. Apply what you learmned, so to speak. That is, IF you went thru a class before surgery.

I hope this helps a little bit :-)

thanks to everyone who replied. it is nice to have someone to help me figure this thing out. bobbyjoe