09/06/2011 02:15
My 2nd Fill
Well I had my 2nd fill last week. They weigh you every time you go in and this time I hadn't gained any weight - I'd actually lost (ok only 0.1kg but it wasn't a gain). I'm not unhappy with that - ok I'm not jumping up and down with delight but I'm not getting the restriction they talk about (they being the doctors, the dieticians and others on the lapband fourm on which I post). I spoke to the doctor about my disappointment that I was still getting hungry and my portion size wasn't reduced by much - a little - but not much. She reassured me that for many women in can take between 5 and 6mls of saline solution in the a 10ml band before they hit the sweet spot. The sweet spot is the terminology of exactly the right amount of fill that presses on the receptors at the top of you stomach which tell your brain that you are full. That is the main task of the band the restriction on what you can and can't eat is actually the side effect not the main objective - because as anyone who is banded can tell you no matter how tight your band chocolate and alcohol still slip through with ease!!!
So anyway back to my 2nd fill - I has at that time 4mls in my band and when the doctor asked how much I wanted I asked what the maximum was she would put in. She agreed to to 0.7mls (she said she'd not normally put in more than 0.5mls at any fill but I convinced her I needed more. The glass of water she gave me afterwards went down no problem and I didn't feel any differently at all. Anyway i stuck to a liquid diet for the rest of day as recommended so didn't get to try the band until the weekend. I was dissappointed again. The restriction was slighlty tighter and it did reduce my portion sizes a bit at any one sitting but I noticed I was getting hungrier quicker. So an hour after eating I was feeling hungry again so I've started doing something that actually was not a big problem before I've started snacking between meals.!!!! Hmmm not sure that's supposed to happen.
I go back again this Friday for my 3rd fill so fingers crossed I get to the Sweet Spot this time - Oh to get rid of the hunger.......