Hi Everyone

I just got back from mexico last night. Dr.Rumbaut did my fill under floro.& put in 2cc. I had no problem with any liquide & The doctors said if I can deal with that to try soft food. No problems on soft foods yet even though I dident try to eat to much of it. The funny thing is that I feel more hungry today than before my fill. Is this normal or are some days tighter than others? Why with 2cc Im not feeling like I have a good fill. My doctor said this may be my only fill for a while but Im not feeling that yet. Mexico is much to far to go back to soon. When he was doing the fill there was more in the band but took it out because the liquid wasent passing. Please help having a fill is all so new to me & I thought I could tell a diffrence from the start.

Hi,

Dr. Rumbaut also did my surgery. I went to a Dr. in chicago that Dr. Rumbaut recommended. He also put in 2cc. I am trying to schedule another fill now, because I still do not fill any restriction.

My first fill was 2cc and I had to get an unfill of .4cc, leaving me at 1.6cc in a 4cc band. My doc was Kuri and my fill doc here in NC (Gonzales) said Kuri typically does 2cc for the first fill so we did. I wasn't surprised that it was too tight for me.

Fills are funny. Take it slow and eat well if you are hungry...don't just go grab the ice cream, ya know? Folks talk about fills "kicking in" up to a week or two after the fill so give it a bit of time.

If you are eating solid protiens first, then veggies, then carbs, you should feel the difference with your restiction. You might not if you are still on mushies post-fill. Change the foods your are eating, slowly adding in less mushies and more solid protiens and I'll bet you will feel it.

Let us know how it goes!

Hey Kathy,

I Had No Problem Yesterday Eating 1/2 A Small Burger For Lunch Until The Last Bite. Ho Baby!!! Then I Felt Restriction. But Last Night I Tried To Eat Some Eggs & Most All Of It Came Back Up. Are We Or Should I Say Do Us Bandsters Get Tighter Diffrent Times Of The Day??? Weird Very Soft Food But Yet It Wouldent Pass.

Hey Kathy,

I Had No Problem Yesterday Eating 1/2 A Small Burger For lunch Until The Last Bite. Ho Baby!!! Then I Felt Restriction. But Last Night I Tried To Eat Some eggs & Most All Of It Came Back Up. Are We Or Should I Say Do Us Bandsters Get Tighter Diffrent Times Of The Day??? Weird Very Soft food But Yet It Wouldent Pass.

Sally I have problems with eggs.... and I've heard other bandsters say they do too. Yes I think our restriction changes at different times of the day... for me it seems tighter in the mornings and seems to be easier to eat as the day goes on. Give that fill some time get use to how it feels when you eat... chew your food really good and eat your solid Protein first!!! Oh yeah don't drink with your meals wait at least 1 hr before you start drinking again. Good luck

I know what you mean, I feel tighter at different times of the day. Sometimes in the morning and sometimes at night. Remember to eat slow. I had to learn that the hard way. When I eat too fast, i get pain and 2 times I have had everything come back up.

I had my first fill on Monday, it was 4cc's. I have never read of so much on the first. I will say, I feel an immediate difference. I feel everything hitting the traffic jam and waiting for the merge!! I am glad because for the first six weeks after surgery, I felt no restriction at all. Let the games begin!!!!