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Marie · 10-05-2008, 10:48 PM

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I went in on Sept. 19 to have my first fill since my banding on Aug. 21. I was told I have a standard size band. My doctor put 1 1/2 cc in. It didn't even hurt and he had no trouble finding my port. He just layed me back on the table and put a pillow under my back and told me to raise up like I was doing a crunch and he found my port and injected my fill in there and it was over. He numbed the injection site first before he put in my fill. I don't get hungry and I just find there are certain things I have to be careful eating but I don't feel a whole lot of restriction yet. I can still eat over a cup full but I can't eat like I use too..It will soon be 3 months and no diet pepsi or any carbinated drinks. WOW......I am going back Oct. 15th for my 2nd fill so maybe that will help me be more restricted. As for my weight I have only lost 26 lbs since my surgery but I don't rely on my scales a whole lot. I have been measuring and have lost 11 1/2 inches and my energy is coming back. I am playing sports again with my family and not sitting on the couch in pain so thats a plus. I have learned you can't wait for your old habits to break you, you have to break your old habilts. I was a compulsive overeater before my surgery so this has been a battle for me but I am winning...
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sassy37 · 10-06-2008, 02:07 AM

Hi Marie x
congrats on your surgery hun and glad your doing well , as we know the band is a slower weight loss , but u have done superb .
well done
I was banded on Sept 26th , so just 10 days post op , doing well here , not hungry as such but get that awful head hunger at times especially at night !
I dont have my first fill till another 5 weeks , seems a long time eh but Im in the healing stage they say not the weight loss stage .
2 more pounds and ive lost 2 stone since March that seems ages eh , but that was mostly pre op loss .(2 stone is 28 pounds)
I wish u lots of luck and keep me posted .

best regards

Sas xxx

Fantasy · 10-31-2008, 05:38 PM

congrats on your fill. I am so waiting for my fourth one as I think i'm a bad loser LOL. Though they say it takes some longer than others and obviously I'm going to one of the others!!

Jo