I went to a lap band support meeting tonight and one of the women there said that she has a 10cc band and it is full and she can't lose any weight:confused: and she can eat allot! She says that her doctor won't put and more in her band because it is full!!!! I told her to get another opinion. Any feed back on this?

I can't remember which thread this was in, but I know someone on here was saying that they have 11 cc's in their 10 cc band. A second opinion is a good idea. I would also question whether she has a leak.

I've heard quite a few accounts of the 10cc band and not being restricted when its filled to full capacity. But apparently it can hold more than that, up to 11 or 12 cc.

I would definitely be looking at some other explanations. Using a demo band (one that is not implanted), filling it to capacity only leaves a very small passageway, and that's without stomach tissue inside!!

I find it hard to believe that the band is positioned properly and is really inflated with the max amount of fill.

My first fill my doc closed me totally off as a demonstration to an onlooker, and no way was it filled to the max. I felt like an elephant was on my chest, and I could barely breathe.

I have heard of people needing to be filled more than the recommended max, but I still have a hard time envisioning how small that opening must be....

Funny, I asked my doc that question recently: what if you fill it all the way up and I'm still not restricted? He swears it can't happen. With an opening that small you have to feel something. Perhaps they are not recognizing the feeling as restriction?