Got First Fill on Monday - it's made me HUNGRIER?!!
I don't understand what happened this week at all. I really haven't had too much hunger since my surgery - not enough to complain about. And I've tried to take everything in stride post-op. Just waiting for the first fill and seeing if that makes everything even easier.
I got my first fill on Monday 8/17. It was 5.5cc's - so not bad for the first one. And now I am SO HUNGRY all the time! What the heck?!!!!!!!!
I'm eating about the same amounts of food (small meals - 1/2 cups), mostly protein, not drinking before during or after my meals as recommended. Really doing the same as I was before the fill. Only now I'm hungry very quickly - like within an hour or so. That wasn't happening before the fill.
Anyone else going through this? I think if it doesn't get better by Monday I'll have to call my surgeon's office and ask about this.
I'm so disappointed...
I got my first fill on Monday 8/17. It was 5.5cc's - so not bad for the first one. And now I am SO HUNGRY all the time! What the heck?!!!!!!!!
I'm eating about the same amounts of food (small meals - 1/2 cups), mostly protein, not drinking before during or after my meals as recommended. Really doing the same as I was before the fill. Only now I'm hungry very quickly - like within an hour or so. That wasn't happening before the fill.
Anyone else going through this? I think if it doesn't get better by Monday I'll have to call my surgeon's office and ask about this.
I'm so disappointed...
I had the same thing happen to me. I was wide open and can eat whatever I wanted. I tried not to. After my first fill I had no restriction ( I had 5 ccs). I now have 7.8 ccs and I have some restriction but not enough. I can't wait till my 4th fill. I hear it usually takes 3 to 5 fills to get good restriction. I can't wait. Weight loss has been very slow so far.
Rachel,
The EXACT thing happen to me after my first fill. I felt restriction for the first couple days, but then it's gone and I get hungry really fast after eating. I've just been drinking water (faster then the normal sipping) whenever I get a bad hunger pang and it helps a little.
This is the bander's hell my NUT told me about.
The EXACT thing happen to me after my first fill. I felt restriction for the first couple days, but then it's gone and I get hungry really fast after eating. I've just been drinking water (faster then the normal sipping) whenever I get a bad hunger pang and it helps a little.
This is the bander's hell my NUT told me about.
I'm in that "buyer's remorse" zone. I feel like I could have lost the weight I have on my own. But I think that's just the frustration polluting my attitude. We'll both get where we need to be - of that I am positive! My surgeon told me to come see him in the morning and he will put more fluid in my band - that surprised me! But hopefully it will help.
Take care!!!
Take care!!!
I had the same thing happen right after my first fill. I was great for 4 or 5 days... then the swelling went down and I felt like a bottomless pit!!
What helped me was meal replacement shakes and LOTS of fluids!!!!
Hang in there.... I bet you'll feel a difference after your next fill!!! :)
What helped me was meal replacement shakes and LOTS of fluids!!!!
Hang in there.... I bet you'll feel a difference after your next fill!!! :)
HW: 243lbs SW: 222lbs CW: 198lbs GW: 140lbs
I'm just a hair under 5'1.
12/1/2009- Third Fill, 7cc in a 11cc band
11/3/2009- Finally under 200lbs!!! YAY!!
I'm just a hair under 5'1.
12/1/2009- Third Fill, 7cc in a 11cc band
11/3/2009- Finally under 200lbs!!! YAY!!