Hi

I was banded July 7 and the first fill was Aug 4. THe day of my fill, I felt restriction and was happy to feel it and feel full.

The next day I felt no restriction, got hungry between meals and ate more than should have, portion-wize.

I feel as though I have more food capacity than I should feel. Could this be a stretched pouch and how can it be checked?

Worried,

Mari

More likely is that you still need more "fill". Very few people get good restriction the first time out. Call your surgeon if you're worried. However while it's never good to overeat, it takes more than one or two times to stretch out your stomach.

Hi Mari

A lot of bandsters don't get restriction until after a few fills, especially if your surgeon is less aggressive in his approach to fills so it may take you a while to get to your 'sweet spot'. it is far better for you to build up your restriction level gradually than to have a huge fill and be over restricted too early on.

Hopefully you can make sensible food choices and portion sizes until your next fill.

Sue

(banded 8 november 2008, starting weight 260lbs, currently 152lbs)

I had over-eaten a few times and when I went for my first fill my doc commented on how my pouch was still perfectly shaped. I realized then that I was worrying needlessly about over-eating since I really didn't have much restriction at all.

We all tend to worry more than we probably need to about damaging our bands in my opinion its just fear of the unknown. Try to relax a little.

I know a lot of people don't like to weigh their food but I think for someone like me it is very important in the beginning. Just for this reason. I had my first fill on 08-04 and I don't have a lot of restriction either even though she put 4.6cc's in my band. I made an appointment with her for 08-25 (can't wait) however, I have been and am being very, very careful until then so I don't make any mistakes. Hang in there and call your surgeon.