Question:
ON AVERAGE HOW MANY FILLS DOES IT TAKE BEFORE YOUREALLY START SEEING SOME RESULTS

AFTER LAP BAND I AM ABOUT 8 WEEKS OUT AND GOING FOR MY THIRD FILL TOMORROW AND STILL HAVENT LOST BUT 6LBS THAT WAS THE 1ST 2WEEKS NOTHING SINCE. IM STARTING TO BECOME DISCOURAGED MY DR. SAYS I SHOULD BE LOOSING 8-10LBS A MONTH IS THAT THE AVERAGE    — KENT (posted on March 15, 2006)

March 15, 2006
Well, you're technically still in the healing stage, when weight loss is still considered a bonus. Once you are in the active-losing stage, the target is 1 to 2 lb per month, so your doctor's estimate is .. shall we say .. ambitious. :) But to answer your question, it takes at least three fills to hit the "sweet spot". Good luck!
   — Jeanie

March 15, 2006
I'm a dork. Sorry; that should read one to two lb per *week*, not *month*. So your doctor is still ambitious, but not crazy! :D
   — Jeanie

March 16, 2006
are you following a food plan? Just having the lapband will NOT make you loose weight. Your doctor is baseing his 'weight loss' on what the average person loosing actively dieting.
   — star .

March 16, 2006
You should really start seeing some weight loss after your third fill. I had my third fill about 3 weeks ago and it is really a difference. Until you get to your third fill you should really practice on chewing your food to avoid a lot of discomfort.
   — sarnold

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