Hey everyone! I had my 2nd fill today. The doc put in 2 more CC's for a total of 6 in my 11cc Lapband! For those of you who have seen my posts Iv been struggling for the past month because I have not had any restriction since after surgery, my weight loss stalled for a month. I did finally lose a couple pounds in the past week. I have been working out alot and following Weight Watchers until I get restriction. Anyway, the whole way through my pre-op the dr.office advertised Realize band and that is what they used so I assumed that is the band I got. Today I happened to ask how much fluid my band held and he told me it was an 11cc lapband..he said right before my surgery they changed back to lapband because in their practice they saw better results with lapband and the fills took better and were easier! Whod a thunk?? So im kinda shocked because I had myself convinced Realize was better after researching. Im not at all upset just surprised. Im switching teams now:) I have lost a total of 34lbs since my surgery on 7/30/10 and lost 7lbs since my last fill 6wks ago. I feel that is slow, slower than I wnt but they seem to think Im doing great. My doc only does fills every 6wks. I am really praying I have restriction now! this last 6 weeks felt like 6mnths. I am on mushies for 2 days than back to regular food. I need to refocus on the band rules now since I kinda been off track with chewing and taking small bites. I do have questions, how were you after your 2nd fill? did you get restriction if you didnt have it before? What should I look for when I eat or drink? and does it sometimes take a couple days to feel the full impact of the fill? Thanks!!

As far as I am aware the swedish and realize bands are the same thing.

As far as I am aware the swedish and realize bands are the same thing.

I thought the same thing and I kept saying to my doctor arent they the same. However he says no and I have found info to support what he says.

Check out this info direct from Realize's site.

www.realize.com/dtcf/pages/lap-band-comparison.htm

Outside the United States, the REALIZE Band is known as the Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band (SAGB), and it has been used in patients since 1986.

There is still a band called the SAGB and not the realize band

Compare Adjustable Gastric Bands - LAP-BAND vs. REALIZE Band

• The REALIZE Band is based on the technology of the Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band (SAGB), the original soft, low-pressure balloon design, with improvements to the gastric band locking mechanism and injection port technology.
  

Three generations of improvements:

• 2009 - REALIZE Band-C
  
• 2007 - REALIZE Band
  
• 1996 - SAGB (Outside US)
  

Now you all got me confused...lol...I will have to bring this print out to my dr..lol...I just wnat to know how much I have in my band!...i specifically asked him if I had realize band and he said "no, you have the lapband 11cc same as the realize band cc wise"..oh well..will ask him again when I go back in! Thanks all..

Nicole, as far as how much is in your band, it really doesn't matter. The amount you need in your band is the amount you need for restriction. What is actually in there is academic. My doctor's notes said i had 4cc in mine when I went for my last fill. I thought I had 5.5. I asked for a small fill of .25cc. The NP loaded .25 in the syringe, entered the port and withdrew everyhting, just to check I've not had a leak. Low and behold there was a total of 6.0. We are not really sure where things went astray, but it really didn't matter. The fact was I had pretty good restriction, but wanted a little more. It is based on how you feel, not the amount of Fluid in the band.

If you have great restriction at 3cc in a 10cc or 14cc band...great!

I didn't ask what band I had until my 3rd or 4th post-op visit. I have the AP Standard, which is the 10cc band. But my surgeon tells me they can put more than that in it if I need it. I won't. I will say it is good to know what band you have from a medical device standpoint. If there is a recall or some such. But yes, all these different bands? Very confusing!