Okay so I go in for my 3rd fill and my doctor has been a bareratic doc for over ten years and he uses fluroscopy before and after each fill, so he does the fluroscopy and then he gives me a fill and then he does the fluroscopy again and then he tells me he only put in a quater of a cc and and when I see you next month it looks like you will hit restriction, then why did you not go ahead and add enough now!!!! Hello!! Anyhow had to vent, thanks for listening

I know it seems nuts, but even a quarter cc can be as much fill as you can tolerate at one time. If he's using fluoro, he's gauging how things move through the band, and accounting for probable/possible swelling that may occur later today/tomorrow.

Better to take it slowly and avoid the necessity of unfills than push too hard and wind up going backwards for a while.

Congrats on being almost there!

Its because of swelling that could occur

Take a deep breath. As the others said, when you get close, .25cc can mean the difference between eating your meals and only being able to drink them due to swelling.

However, and here's the kicker, your doctor can't tell squat about whether or not you'll get restriction on the next fill. He can make an educated guess, but only you will know and only he knows by your actual experience with the fill and your feedback to him.

Hang in there though...you're probably getting close.

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mom.. ihavnt had a fill any dont know his reasoning behind it but il be Pissed off with u about it lol.. thats support.. lol

The same thing happened to me. I was almost at a comfortable level of feeling 'kind of' full- hoping that one more fill would do the trick, but my doctor wouldn't do it. When I went in to have my port repositioned he even took some saline out. The funny thing is I am losing more weight than I was when I my band was fuller. I guess my doctor knew what he was doing. hmmm...

Trust your doctor.

Edited March 23, 201016 yr by amylovescookies

over filling SUCKS so Id advise you to take it slow the weight will come off and in a much more pleasant way. If you dont feel any restriction in 2 weeks call him and tell him you want to come in earlier

Sometimes with the Feedback given here are we helping are hurting the situation.

It is true what works for one dose not work for others but on the other hand really why raise the neg questions or thoughts when it is not necessary.

Sometimes in the feedback I see people searching for fault or finding fault in any answer given. This helps no one. I for one single no one out but feel all of us as a whole can help each other in a positive way.

The band is a tool, I love it and I will help anyone the best I can. I have had mine 15 months and still going strong. I just got a .5 cc today and I to am a bit to tight. My Dr does not use the Flore thing I wish he did that would be awesome but well that is with way it is here. Sometimes a little is just a tad too much. Scotty D

i'm no expert by any means, but i have realized that fills/unfills/restriction is a very iffy process and different for each person.

i wish my dr would put a little less in. b/c someitmes i have to go back for unfill. :smile:

anyway...just some inf

Thanks to everyone, I feel better about the whole situation. I was just angry that i have had not restriction this entire process and was hopeing this fill would be it, he is hoping next week does it for me! Thanks