I should get my first fill today. I was banded 7/29/05 and have only lost 14lbs since surgery. I have no restriction and can eat anything. I have gained 4lbs back so total lost now is only 10lbs. I have a check up today and should get my first fill. I am nervous and excited, just like the day of surgery! I WANT RESTRICTION and that FULL filling! Wish me luck!

Good Luck today, I hope it all goes great for you !

Well I had my first fill. My doc couldnt locate my port so I had to do the xray route. Once they did that, bam boom I was done. I got 3cc. I have larger size band. It was not bad at all!

Hey Pam,

I too had my first fill today and got 3 cc's. I also have the VG band. Luckily my doc numbs before he fills. I didn't feel a thing.

Ray

Hi Pam, How did it go?? I go today at 3 for my first fll....I'm anxious to git 'er done. I may even ask him to "fill 'er up"...(jokingly said, of course) because I too have little or no restriction right now. I have the 4 cc band, so the doc said I'd be getting 1 cc of fluid today..hope it's enough!

Hey Pam, just thinking of you.

How was it?

Well I survived! My Doc could not locate my port, so we had to do it at the hospital with an xray. I was all nerved up for nothing it was not bad at all. I got 3ccs. I have the larger VG band. I have to be on liquids/softies for another day. The scale was a nice reward this morning 278lbs! Yeah! Now I am back on track! I get another check up in 6 weeks and another fill if needed! Thanks to everyone you all rock!

Congrats on the weight loss. My doctor had lots of trouble finding my port yesterday too. He had me do leg lifts (no easy task) and tighten my abdominal muscles (yeah right..lol) and he poked and prodded and stuck me til he got it. He's been at this for 3 years, so I am confident he found it before putting in the 1 cc fill that I got. It was not a fun visit, and I don't feel any more restricted yet....hmm...it is still really hard to believe that this thing will work. But, based on everyone else's results, I gotta have faith! Hit the 20 lb.mark this morning though!

I didn't get any restriction out of my first fill and then ended up getting sick after my second because it was such a shock to have restriction (I guess I didn't believe it was really going to happen).

To find my port, my dr places a pillow under my lower back and that makes the port protrude. Just a suggestion.

Could you guyes please tell me were you allowed to eat or drink anything on the day of the fill. The young lady told me I couldn't have anything at all and my fill is scheduled for 2 pm on Monday. I don't think I can go all day without a sip of water or something....please help.....

Wow - my first fill was today also!!! I was sweating on the table because I was so nervous. He gave me novicane, and it took a couple tries to find the right spot, but then it was done. I have a smaller band and so it was filled 1.4cc. I am drinking liquids (2 days, then mushies for 2) and feel no restriction yet. Life with the band really starts now!

Hi Pam,

My situation is so similar to your post--banded the end of July, lost 12 lbs quickly, but when I started eating, not really anymore weight loss. And gained a couple of lbs back! Going for a fill in two days. Hope things will be getting better. Feel like I should have lost more weight by now. How's it been since you had your fill? Is it a big difference in the way you feel? Thanks--Barbara

I finally started to fill some restriction the end of last week (Thursday & Friday). I can still eat about anything, nothing stuck and thank goodness no PB, but that can be a bad thing too. I am down to 276 now so there has been some weightloss, I am not exercising as I should, but I am a heck of lot healthier than I was 7weeks ago. I am healthier now then what I have been since highschool or even before that.

DeeJay, my 2 fill people say no food for 4 hours before & no liquids for about 1/2 to one hour. & even then, just small amounts towards the fill time.