I had my first fill went great !!!

my doctor put 3 ccs in my band on friday  it was completely empty !! i thought people had said that they primed it with 3ccs oh well...i can feel a little difference in my digestion ...i am burping a lot and hiccuping its not painful though...also i have been doing good on the hunger dept too i know that may pass in a few days as the swelling goes down...i go back to the dr on feb 27 oh and i hadnt gained or lost anything i was still at 338 lol oh well i could have gained right?

Hi Gwen, the band goes in empty unless it is a 14 cc band...and sometimes doc does prefill that one some... (that is my understanding).  I know my doc never prefills the realize band because post-op you get some restriction due to swelling and irritation from surgery...and the fear is if they prefill it you could be WAYYYY too tight post-op from the swelling and irritation of the surgery and placement of the band. 
Great to hear your fill went well and that you are already feeling some effects. Everyone is a little different; I usually have the hiccups, and feel "tight" for a couple of days, then I "rebound" and have little restriction for about a week and then for some reason about 2 weeks post fill I begin to really feel the effects of the fill.
Good Luck!   

Yah! Glad everything went so well for you!!!

Congrats to you!!

Another bandster "right of passage" under your belt.

Like Sonja mention not all doc "prime" their bands when they insert them.  From my reading on OH the realize band is usually always put in with any fluid on the day of surgery.

I have a 4cc band and hubby has the 10cc band and our doc did prime our band, meaning he added enough fluid to take up the air space but did not inflate it.

Just remember that anything lost before you reach the point of restriction is solely due to your diet efforts.  Slowly though the balance will tip and that band will help you do what it was intended!  So in my book, given that you have no restriction and made it through the holidays and all this nasty weather without a gain.....you are a winner!!

awe thanks everyone you made my day im glad things are getting back to normal for most of you i was lucky the entire storm missed us all we got was nasty rain and some wet snow that melted quickly because the rain lol hang in there

lord i'm glad you said it wasn't bad...lol I'm about to have lap band sometimes in the future and was wondering about how painfull the fill is gonna be. Glad to hear all is going well for ya. Keep us updated on your progress. Hope all is well