A Few More Pounds Lost

anewvue · 03-31-2005, 04:27 PM

I am excited to say that I have lost 16 pounds. Tomorrow will be 3 weeks. I cannot have a fill for another 3 weeks, per my Dr.'s advice. I can eat anything. Is the normal fill after surgery 6 weeks?

DeLarla · 03-31-2005, 04:31 PM

There's really no such thing as a normal fill, but most doctors will give you one after 6 weeks if you don't have any complications. I've even heard of people that got them 4 weeks after surgery but 6 sounds about right.

anewvue · 03-31-2005, 04:42 PM

Until I get my fill any suggestions on eating. I am starving. I can eat anything. I have been counting calories and trying so hard to watch what I eat, boy is it hard.

New Hope · 03-31-2005, 04:42 PM

16 pounds gone? Great! A fill should be scheduled when you are eating hard proteins regularly, following all the banding rules, and not losing weight for an extended period of time. This can vary per individual. We have a bandster that waited 9 months and lost over 60 pounds before her first fill. Some rare bandsters have lost their weight with no fills.

QWINNER · 03-31-2005, 04:51 PM

Some food suggestions are Egg/tuna/chicken salad with little lite mayo. Shrimp and fish go down well and are a great source of protein. Also, spinach and sweet potatoes are good with the protein. Homemade chili made with white meat turket and beans is great too. good luck