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A fill question


When did you get your 1st fill?  

10 members have voted

  1. 1. Time for 1st fill.

    • 4 weeks
      0
    • 5 weeks
      0
    • 6 weeks
      4
    • 7 weeks
      3
    • 8 weeks
      3


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I have been reading on a different forum that newly banded patients are getting there first fills with in 4 weeks. I have my 1st fill scheduled for 6 weeks. I'd like to bump my apt up, but wonder if it will be to soon. Dr. Ortiz says 6-8 weeks.

Anyone have an opinion on the two week time difference? When did you get your first fill?

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Hi Angie, My advice would be to follow Dr. Ortiz. He has much more experience than most of us. I have my first fill coming up next week. I am looking forward to it but have found that it's not my band that is the problem but me. I have learned how to cheat the band so I have to reinforce the rules as taught at OBC. So far, since 02-23-09 the start of my decision I have lost more than 40 LBs.

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I came to check the results of the poll again. I appreciate the 6 people who have voted. I plan to vote as soon as I get my 1st fill. I found it interesting that the most votes are at the 8 week marker. I have my fill scheduled for 6 weeks.

I am hopefull that everything will be healed nicely by then. The other board I read on has most of there patients filling at the 4 week mark. Depending on the size of the band, some have fills in at the time of surgery! Amazing.

I will wait, and keep my apt. I think it is a good time for me anyway.

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