Just wondering what the range of fluid is in peoples bands on here. I got a fill today and am at 8.1cc in a 14cc band.

I was banded 10/14/11... I got 4.8cc put in my 14cc band @ my first gil appt on 11/18... I go for my second fill tomorrow. Hoping to get up to 6+ cc for some restriction cuz with 4.8cc I can still eat everything under the sun n kitchen sink...

Wow my band only holds 10cc..I never knew they could hold upper of 14cc, wow....anyway (lol) my first fill i was given 4.2cc and my second fill 2.4 so i have a total of 6.8cc in a 10cc band and have great restriction

I worked my way up to 7 cc. Then they added .5 and it was too tight. They took me back down to 7 cc... still too tight. Ended up with a complete unfill. Now back to 7 cc's today... Praying it is finally "just right"!

I have 10.3cc in an 11cc band. My first fill was 10cc, second was 0.5cc but I had it taken out, then I got 0.3cc the third time and I'm feeling just right!

I'm at 4cc. I started at 0 after surgery, 2cc on my first fill and 2cc on my second one yesterday. I have another fill on 2/1/12 and I'm praying they give me more than 2cc at a time because I'm still not in the green zone after 8 long weeks!

Wow!! I can't believe so many got such big fills in the beginning. I have a 10cc band and my doc said the max she puts in for the first fill is 3cc's. She put that in on 11/21 and I couldn't get Water down. It hurt so bad and I threw up. She quickly took 1cc out and I felt much better. At second fill, she put in .5cc's (2.5 cc's total). Everything was fine after this one also. I did get stuck a few times due to not chewing or eating too quickly though. At third fill, she put in .2cc's (2.7cc's total). She said she is going to take babysteps from here until I reach the green zone. She expects me to hit the green zone around 3cc to 3.5cc's. According to her, it's uncommon for her patients to need more than 5cc's in a 10cc band. She has one patient with more than that (6.5cc's), but the majority of her patients are between 3 and 5cc's and are loosing.

It amazes me to see how people have 7,8, or even 9 cc's in a 10cc band......I would think all you can eat is liquids and Soup....

Second fill today...4.2cc in 10cc band

I got the surgery 1/19/2011. 14 CC band, it is 9cc full right now. Pretty restrictive; I can't eat much of anything- But that's the whole point of having the surgery in the first place, right? I have my Vitamins and protien every day and eat what I can (Which doesnt really amount to much TBH).

I am very happy I had the surgery and have no regrets, although I realize it isn't for everyone. I have gotten used to the (Very) small portions of food, and look/feel much healthier now. To not have my life controlled by food, and all the guilty feelings associated with being fat is just liberating.

1 year post op. 288 at my heaviest, down to 222 now....Looking forward to hitting my goal of 199.

Hi!! I'm new here. I have had the Realize Band since June 2011. I'm at 10cc's now and still feel hungry. I feel restriction when I eat, but still feel hunger. Does anyone in here have 10cc's? I'm starting to get very, very nervous.

@hemi how many cc total can urband hold? I always felt hungry too then i learned mostly it was head hunger. Now i wait for my stomach to growl before i eat.

@hemi how many cc total can urband hold? I always felt hungry too then i learned mostly it was head hunger. Now i wait for my stomach to growl before i eat.

Hi, Brandi! I'm almost positive my band holds 11cc. I do feel restriction, when I do eat I do eat smaller portions and I do feel full longer. I have gotten to where I can determine between mental hunger and physical hunger. I do feel my stomach grumble. My husband had the same surgery a year before I did and he got to 81/2 cc's and he said he couldn't care if he ate again. NO hunger for him. Oy! I'm just getting a bit discouraged and feeling like I'm runnin' out of time and band room. Thanks for replying, Brandi. Take care.

7.3 in a 10cc band. I'm in the Geen Zone and, cbreeden 28 - I never get stuck! I eat small amounts of dr approved proteins, dairy, and veggies-nothing too fancy!!!! lol

Hi!! I'm new here. I have had the Realize Band since June 2011. I'm at 10cc's now and still feel hungry. I feel restriction when I eat, but still feel hunger. Does anyone in here have 10cc's? I'm starting to get very, very nervous.

Fear not! I was in the same sort of situation before my 3rd fill last week. I have an 11cc SAGB (because I'm outside of the US). My first fill was 10ccs (because my doctor is more aggressive with fills) and I was still hungry and could eat ANYTHING- all of the food I tried would go through. Now I'm at 10.3ccs and I do still feel hungry every once in a while, but most of the time I can wait to eat from meal to meal and don't need Snacks anymore. And usually when I am hungry, it's not a very powerful hunger- I can ignore it for hours if I'm too busy to sit down and eat like I should. Also, I now have to eat much more slowly and chew a lot more carefully. I had my first stuck episode/PB over the weekend and it was horrible! I hope it never happens again!

It may just take a tiny bit more fill for you to get to your sweet spot- I was so shocked that such a tiny amount has made such a difference for me. I had 10.5ccs on my second fill and that was too much- it caused me to be in pain! Good luck!!

Wow!! I can't believe so many got such big fills in the beginning. I have a 10cc band and my doc said the max she puts in for the first fill is 3cc's. She put that in on 11/21 and I couldn't get Water down. It hurt so bad and I threw up. She quickly took 1cc out and I felt much better...She has one patient with more than that (6.5cc's), but the majority of her patients are between 3 and 5cc's and are loosing.

It amazes me to see how people have 7,8, or even 9 cc's in a 10cc band......I would think all you can eat is liquids and Soup....

This just goes to show how individual- from both a patient and surgeon perspective- this journey is for everyone! We're all comparing numbers to help us feel like we're in the "right" area of where we think we should be, but there's a lot more to it. People have different amounts of fat around their stomachs and different sized stomachs, so 10ccs may put one person on a liquid only diet while another person with 10ccs can still eat pizza. With my band almost full, I could still have anything I wanted.

Also, I sometimes wonder if getting multiple tiny fills is a method used by some doctors to make more money off insurance companies/patients for those who are paying a considerable amount for them. My fills are only about $10, so I don't think my surgeon wants to see me that often (kidding!).