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health1st · 08-16-2006, 06:03 PM

I have a 10cc VG band with NO fill. 15 weeks postop

Just saw my Doc today and I had lost 5 pounds since I was in 3 weeks ago. About a fill, he said don't fix it if it ain't broke!

If I eat the foods they suggest, dense protien 5 times a day, I really am not hungry. I've been eating about 40% protien, sometimes less, the rest vegtables and sometimes stuff that I'm not suppose to eat. So I'm going to try his food suggestions for 2 weeks and see how it goes.

My Doc said stats show that 30% of bandsters in Australia never need a fill.

My opinion: The band helps us lose weight, it isn't meant to do ALL the work, we have to work with it. Overfills can really be uncomfortable as well has hazardous to us.

Leona, from my experience, I had to stay hydrated no matter what. Try to sip a little all day or you'll get very weak and can end up in the hospital on an IV to get you back to square one. When I had a slipped band I got dehydrated and was on an IV for 5 days! Of course you have to eat too. Have you tried ISOPURE from GNC? It is liquid protien, real easy on the stomach. It worked real well for me post-op.

Eveyone is different, you may not need a fill. Take care of yourself.