first fill

I had my surgery on May 21 and go back to the Doctor on June 6 and was wondering when to expect my first fill. Im not having any trouble can even eat soup and soft stuff but I dont feel full most of the time. Also after the first fill how ofter can I expect them? Thanks Lynn

Hey Lynn, congrats and welcome to the loser's bench! I'm not sure how often you would need to have the fills, I think the maximum though is 6 times, so it couldn't be that often. Try asking this on the lapband board, you'd probably get more answers that way.

My first fill in 30 days after surgery. My doctor said future fills will be as needed and it generally takes 3 - 5 fills to get to your goal weight. Hope this helps.

you will be able to tell when your eating that your fill will help you not eat as much. just be very carefull not to over eat. take full advantage of all your fills, as you will be able to eat most foods at any time. but you dont need to as you very well know. i had the band for 2 years. lost 50 lbs. and used all my fills. mine got infected so it came out and i am about to have gastric in july. good luck with your band and i wish you well.