LoraLW Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Well I had my first fill on friday along with Brook and Sara. Dr. Acosta allowed all three of us to go at the same time which was great cause we all had different questions. It was a huge relief to talk with him regarding the different sizes of bands and fills. It was also nice to clear up a few concerns I had regarding certain foods. I have the VG band that has a max of 10cc fills and according to Dr. Acosta the average fill is between 3 and 5cc. He began with 3 and HOLY HECKNESS I could not breathe let alone take a drink so I recieved 2.5cc for my first fill. I have great restriction , yesterday I made some soupy chesse grits and ate a total of one and a half cups for the whole day and was full and satisfied. Both Brook and Sara have the 10cc band with the max of 4cc fills. For their fill amount you can ask them, I don't feel comfortable telling their info...sorry. It was so cool to watch the barium flowing with and without the restriction. Dr. Romero poked his head in a few times and joked around it was so much fun. We even asked Dr. Acosta if we could have margaritas for lunch and he said of course but only under doctor supervision, so we joked about taking him back to San Diego with us for a few hours for a liquid lunch. Well with my band and new fill I feel ready to whoop some flab and flubber, I even purchased a new scale. WISH ME LUCK, lmao I hope everyone has the same wonderful experience as we did. Lora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandgroupie Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 GOOD LUCK LORA!!! Well I had my first fill on friday along with Brook and Sara. Dr. Acosta allowed all three of us to go at the same time which was great cause we all had different questions. It was a huge relief to talk with him regarding the different sizes of bands and fills. It was also nice to clear up a few concerns I had regarding certain foods. I have the VG band that has a max of 10cc fills and according to Dr. Acosta the average fill is between 3 and 5cc. He began with 3 and HOLY HECKNESS I could not breathe let alone take a drink so I recieved 2.5cc for my first fill. I have great restriction , yesterday I made some soupy chesse grits and ate a total of one and a half cups for the whole day and was full and satisfied. Both Brook and Sara have the 10cc band with the max of 4cc fills. For their fill amount you can ask them, I don't feel comfortable telling their info...sorry. It was so cool to watch the barium flowing with and without the restriction. Dr. Romero poked his head in a few times and joked around it was so much fun. We even asked Dr. Acosta if we could have margaritas for lunch and he said of course but only under doctor supervision, so we joked about taking him back to San Diego with us for a few hours for a liquid lunch. Well with my band and new fill I feel ready to whoop some flab and flubber, I even purchased a new scale. WISH ME LUCK, lmao I hope everyone has the same wonderful experience as we did. Lora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allcdngirl Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Excellent.. thanks for sharing. Keep us informed on how you're doing. Go kick some serious ass off that new scale of yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAgal Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Lora, congrats on the fill.. You had Dr. Acosta! He's really nice too 'cause I met him during my surgery... so young and soooo good looking. And of course Dr. Romero the dashing one who did our fills... I wish I lived closer to OCC or that they were closer here to where I lived. Congrats again and let the lbs. drop. Hanna:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoraLW Posted May 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 So as I stated I had my first fill on the 23rd. When I got on the scale at the OCC it read 266 which means I gained weight back. Well since I have been home and doing WONDERFUL with my new fill I have lost 5 pounds...YIPPEE!!! I have great restriction. I drink half of a protein shake for breakfast. About 5-8 bites of protein and 3-5 bites of fruit or veggies for both lunch and dinner. I have to eat by 11 am so that I can eat no later than 4:30 or I am still so full at 10 pm that I can't get comfortable enough to fall asleep. I don't snack between meals, if I feel hungry (which I think is mental) then I drink the other half of my protein shake or have water with one packet of special k protein tea and one packet of all bran fiber lemonade. I also make sure that I drink lots of water. By the way have I mentioned I LOVE MY FILL!!!!!! Lora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willi333 Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 What a great fill Lora! And 5 lbs in 6 days ??? :lb13: girl :lb24: :lb21: Although I still have a little restriction ... I can't wait to get my first fill in Roswell on Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C1BandedBabe Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 "I feel ready to whoop some flab and flubber" That is GREAT Lora! Glad you had a great fill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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