HELP.!!! feeling really down

If there is ANYONE that has gone threw this please share with me. I have not had ANY restriction for about 30 days... It has been 49 days since getting Lap Band. My 1st fill my Dr. Really had to FIND my port...asking me question like what side do I sleep on, answer "whatever side I can sleep on" got that 1st fill, got home 0 restriction...2nd fill, 5 days after 1st fill, he could not find the port, after the 4th try he stated I would have to do the fill under an x-ray. 2nd fill, 2nd try under x-ray he sated now you have 4.2 cc now... This happens Friday about 1:30pm . 10:30pm I could eat...I am praying that nothing is wrong with my band. I have an apt. on Wed. 11/9/11 to do another my 3rd fill. My 3rd fill. I feel like crying, I have put on 5pds since getting the band. I am walking 4 x a week 2miles each time. FOOD IS CALLING ME LIKE CRAZY...& I am listening more than I want to to that call. I feel depressed about not having any restriction since 14 days post-op. Please share any thoughts

Thanks, IAM1SPECNUM

Aw honey...restriction doesnt work like that.  I didnt have decent restriction probably for the first 8 months or so.  It takes time to get to your sweet spot. You have to use willpower as much as it sucks!  My restriction happened to be just over 5cc.  The first month or so is about healing.  The band doesnt magically take your hunger away.  Sounds like the food might be calling your emotional side...you have to start talking yourself away from the food.  Take a look at what and how much your eating to see where the 5 pounds come from.  I ate out of 1 cup bowls for probably the first year so that I made sure I didnt eat more than what I was supposed to.  It worries me that your doctor would do a fill 5 days after the first.  Sometimes a fill doesnt even kick in until a week later for me.    I know that most of us have to be on a liquid diet for at least 24 hours after a fill so although you could eat, you really shouldn't have.  I am not a doctor and Im certainly not 100% knowledgable about the band myself, but I think I would maybe look in to seeing another doctor. I wish you the best of luck.

 
Most people need several fills before getting restriction. Until then, any weight  loss is down to your own will power.

Kate

It's as if the surgeons don't mention this. I don't get it...? Then again, a surgeon who will give 3 fills within a week, why am I surprised he didn't mention "bandster hell" ?

I am surprised that your Dr will give fills so quickly.  For me it took 2 weeks after my first fill to get the slightest restriction.  Granted I can still eat & probably could eat the house down if I allowed myself but I have come to realize majority of my problem is head hunger when I wanna eat eat eat.  Also it really isn't a good idea to eat so soon after a fill you should be on liquids for 24 hours then soft mushy and then move to solids.   Personally if it were me and my Dr could not find my port I would start looking for a new Dr. 

Good Luck I wish you all the best

Jessica