Re: set my date for lap band 02-11-08

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Jill...The band manufacturer says fills can be done as early as four weeks, Dr. Aceves disagrees and won't do them until six weeks.Believe me, when you hit " Bandster hell " you'll want a fill if you happen to need one. Most seem to need a fill shortly after the post op diet is complete.

On Jan 17, 2008 10:56 AM, jillsandman <jillsandman@...> wrote:

hi everyone,

my name is Jill- i have my date set for the lap band next month and

feeling a little nervous. What a gather from all the reading material -

you are suppose to have a fill 6 weeks post op.

To me that to soon. what was the average time for first fill?

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Hi it's been a while since I've posted on here. I just was to share my experience with fills. Everyone is different, I personally didn't need a fill right away. I think my first fill was 3 month after I was banded. I had good restriction without a fill. I have only had two fills since banded on June 30, 2006. I only have .8cc in my band and I have pretty good restriction. I have lost a total of 120 lbs. I have 20 lbs to go before I hit goal. You will know when you need a fill. Sometimes our bands adjust themselves. There are times I can just eat and snack and there are times that my band just wont let anything go down. I love my band and I'm still learning to work with it. Good luck with your band. M 299,179-183,165 Bipley <Bipley@...> wrote: Jill...The band manufacturer says fills can be done as early as four weeks, Dr. Aceves disagrees and won't do them until six weeks.Believe me, when you hit "Bandster hell" you'll want a fill if you happen to need one. Most seem to need a fill shortly after the post op diet is complete. On Jan 17, 2008 10:56 AM, jillsandman <jillsandman > wrote: hi everyone,my name is Jill- i have my date set for the lap band next month and feeling a little nervous. What a gather from all the reading material -you are suppose to have a fill 6 weeks post op.To me that to soon. what was the average time for first fill? Michel

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I was banded November 2 and I just scheduled my first fill. I

thought I would be ready at 6 ot 8 weeks but I wasn't. I am feeling

much better about not pushing it and waiting until I felt ready. It

probably wouldn't have been a problem, but I didn't want to find out

the hard way!

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> Hi it's been a while since I've posted on here. I just was to

share my experience with fills. Everyone is different, I personally

didn't need a fill right away. I think my first fill was 3 month

after I was banded. I had good restriction without a fill. I have

only had two fills since banded on June 30, 2006. I only have .8cc

in my band and I have pretty good restriction. I have lost a total

of 120 lbs. I have 20 lbs to go before I hit goal. You will know

when you need a fill. Sometimes our bands adjust themselves. There

are times I can just eat and snack and there are times that my band

just wont let anything go down. I love my band and I'm still

learning to work with it. Good luck with your band.

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> The band manufacturer says fills can be done as early as four

weeks, Dr. Aceves disagrees and won't do them until six weeks.

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> Believe me, when you hit " Bandster hell " you'll want a fill if you

happen to need one. Most seem to need a fill shortly after the post

op diet is complete.

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> On Jan 17, 2008 10:56 AM, jillsandman <jillsandman@...> wrote:

> hi everyone,

> my name is Jill- i have my date set for the lap band next month and

> feeling a little nervous. What a gather from all the reading

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> you are suppose to have a fill 6 weeks post op.

> To me that to soon. what was the average time for first fill?

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Thank you for that - Now what is the "Bandster hell"?- the more i read the more i am learing about the lap band...all and all it seems people are happy with the results.Bipley <Bipley@...> wrote: Jill...The band manufacturer says fills can be done as early as four weeks, Dr. Aceves disagrees and won't do them until six weeks.Believe me, when you hit "Bandster hell" you'll want a fill if you happen to need one. Most seem to need a fill shortly after the post op diet is complete. On Jan 17,

2008 10:56 AM, jillsandman <jillsandman > wrote: hi everyone,my name is Jill- i have my date set for the lap band next month and feeling a little nervous. What a gather from all the reading material -you are suppose to have a fill 6 weeks post op.To me that to soon. what was the average time for first fill?

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