So, my weight loss has been VERY slow and I've been working my tushy off trying to get rid of this weight. Last fill, I finally felt some restriction and then it went away after about 2wks. Then, I started to gain. The doctor asked if I was getting anything stuck and I told him no and that I want to get to the point where there are certain things that I cannot eat.... I think that helped because he put a whole 2cc in my band....for a total of 8 cc in a 9cc band. I'm a lil nervous because what if this doesn't work and I only have 1 more cc to be full!?!?!?! Anyone else with similar experiences? Words of encouragement appreciated!!! I REALLY want this to work!!!

It was just about my fourth fill when they poured 4cc's into me. Once things settled down, it was a magical moment. I rode that fill for about 8 months. I am at about 11 cc's in a 14 cc band. Now when I get fills, they are just little, tiny tweaks. Hang in there... Everything will work out just as it should!

Keep up the hard work!

I felt restriction at 4.5 cc and asked for a very small fill. They gave me 1.5 cc and I was totally closed off for a night. The next day, they unfilled me and I had to start all over with the fills.

Since then, I feel restriction for about 1 week after each fill, then it goes away and I get another fill - was getting a fill every 2 weeks and it was the same story every time. I was up to 8cc in a 10cc band. The doc and I started talking. I was resistant to removing all the fill since I knew it couldn't all be put back at once. Apparently my stomach is sensitive to large fills. At my last fill, I told him to go ahead and remove it - low and behold, there were only 3 ccs in there. He put the 3cc back and added an additional 1.5 cc. I was good for one week, now nothing again. I go back to the doc on Monday and he will remove the Fluid and see what's left. If it's less than 4.5, I get to go for testing. He said it could either be a leak (most likely), a kink in the tube, or a slipped band. yippee :smile2:

Edited March 5, 201016 yr by june09bandit
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