Thoughts on restriction (almost 5 months and 2 fills later)

Nov 22, 2009

I am nearly 5 months out and still have no idea what restriction is.  Before fills, I followed the rules and didn't feel hungry most of the time.  I thought maybe I had some restriction but at about 8 weeks out, before my first fill, I went on vacation and discovered that I could eat ANY amount of ANY thing.  So I guess I didn't have restriction but was lucky enough not to be too hungry during that time.  Then I had a 1 cc fill at 10 weeks.  I found out that after the fill I had 6.2 cc's in my 10 cc band (my band was primed).  I went into an almost 3 week stall right after my fill, unlike some people here who lose for 2 or 3 weeks right after a fill.  I still could eat any amount of anything, just didn't MOST of the time. 

Then I got fill number 2 at 19 weeks out.  He added .5 but said the total was 6cc (discrepancy between what the NP said was in there).  Again went into a stall for 3 weeks (so far).  I did feel some restriction as I got a little bit of first bite syndrome (the first bite or two feeling like they aren't going to go down).  But I am hungrier now (actual tummy growling hungry) than I was before my fills.  And I discovered while off track this week that I can eat three slices of bread (not toasted) so definitely not major restriction.  I can still pop my whole handful of meds down with a gulp of water though they are mostly small.  I know some people can't swallow any pills.

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