Having had my third fill last week, bringing me up to 5.5 cc, I am definitely feeling restriction. The problem is I don't know how much may be too much. I can swalloe water just fine, except first thing in the morning.

I was wondering, though: How much is our new "mouthful"? Whereas before this fill I could eat things by the teaspoonful and not really have to chew all that excessively, since this last fill, I pretty much just put a bit of food at the tip of the spoon, chew thoroughly (even chicken salad, which is already chopped and most), swallow, and then wait a bit between bites.

Is this normal?

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Pre-Op: 252 lbs.
4/7/08 (surgery): 238.5 lbs.
2/26/09: 195.2 lbs.
Goal: 146 lbs.

Banded by Christine Ren, MD of NYU Medical Center