08/09/2011 04:11
My first fill
Well I've had my first fill and I had built up my expectations for this - as I said in my last post I haven't really felt any restriction after the operation itself and I could eat whatever and however much I wanted mostly (maybe a slight reduction). So i wasn't surprised to see I had put on 2kg since the operation (I lost 5 kg before the operation so I'm still down over all).
I told the surgeon all this but he still only put 2mls in my band he said I had 2mls already. I gather from talking to othres seeing the same surgeon this is his standard procedure - you'd think as I couldn't feel anything he might have put a bit more in?
Anyway the process was pretty quick and uneventful - I jumped onto the bed pulled up my top and pushed down the wasitband of my trousers - in went a giant needle (I turned my head) I felt it but no worse that giving blood and then I felt a gurgle as the saline went in and it was done.....and I didn't feel any different. Not sure what I expected I sudden feeling restriction - I feeling of being bloated maybe?? Anyway I stuck to liquids through that first day on the surgeons recommendation so couldn't try out the band til Saturday. Had my 2 weetabix for breakfast - no problem at all. Got hungry by lunch time and had a chicken pie in local cafe - could only eat half of the filling (left the pastry lid) and about 6 chips as I could feel the food starting to back up. I didn't feel full though just that I knew it needed time to go down. Had a chicken kiev with pasta and salad for tea and ate about 3/4 of the chicken and half the pasta and salad and I could feel the same feeling again. It is wierd. I can actually feel the food waiting to go down.
The next day I had a chicken wrap for my tea and that hurt a bit - not like really painful but as I ate my third bite I could feel it going through the band and it made me go .. oh! I did have to rest about 1/4 of the way and then 1/2 way through to allow the food to make its way through but I did finish it as I was hungry.
So anyway there is some restriction there and it seems to be reducing my portion size but not yet down to the half cup size they recommend and I do feel hungry so I will need more fill. My next appointment is in 3 weeks (well almost 2 weeks now) so I'll see if I can lose a little during that time.
Watch this space