I had my second fill on Tuesday, 2/28 of 2ccs. That puts me up to 4.5cc's total in an 11cc Realize Band. I was banded on 11/23/11 and have had a really super hard time with how hungry I have felt and not feeling any restriction with food. I know there are others out there like me, feeling so frustrated..

Immediately after my second fill I felt restriction. Sipping the water in the doctors office, I could hear the gurgling of it going through the band. I am now a couple days out and still feeling good restriction.. It's so exciting! FINALLY.. this is what it feels like! I ate oatmeal this morning and I could feel it sitting in the pouch, processing slowly.. and I wasn't hungry again for at least 4 hours. Amazing!

Now.. the doctor said that she would be very surprised if I felt any restriction with this fill.. Do you guys think it's just because I may be swollen? Or are there actually bandsters our there that feel restriction with less than a half full band?

I think it's going to be easier for me to have my band tight.. I've read that some people like it like that. I have NO willpower, I need my band to tell me NO! Going for my next fill on 3/29. Can't wait.

I'm at 5.25ccs/10ccs and I can totally feel restriction. I've had two fills and I feel really tight and restricted right after the fill, and then after about a week it fades some. With my first fill, after a week it was like NOTHING was in my band at all. This second fill, I can tell I've still got restriction and stay pretty full.

Hopefully you've hit the magic green zone!

I also have an 11cc Realize band and just had my first fill yesterday of 3cc. I do feel a difference in the length of time I go without hunger, but I don't feel any true restriction yet. My surgeon started me with 3cc because he said most of his patients reach restriction between 3 and 8cc in the 11cc band. Hopefully, you're one of the lucky ones who falls on the low end of that scale. Don't overthink it; just enjoy it!

im right there with you. i had my 3rd fill monday feb 27th, so far im feeling comfortably restricted. so far today i had a half a protein shake at 8am, a nutri grain bar at 10:30 and just finished a lunch of 2 turkey meatballs, 1/2 cup broccoli and 1 small slice of fresh pineapple and im comfortably full !!! if this is the green zone, i'll take it ! ive already lost 3 lbs since monday 1 Woo hoo !! good luck to you !!

Glad I found this post! I was banded 12/14/11with a 10cc band and have had one fill so far of 2.8 cc's Like you I dont really feel any restriction and it has been kind of dishearting. I know the docs and everyone here keeps saying it takes time at least until the 2nd or 3rd fill to really start making a diff ... it just kinda makes you wonder until you get to that point! Glad to hear what I am feeling now while waiting for fill #2 isnt so odd and that its par for the course. I go for fill #2 on 3/12 so hopefully I will be that much closer to the greenzone (or at least a bit more restriction).

For those of you who have been banded for a while and have made it to the "green zone" how many fills did it take you?

I have 5cc n no restriction only lost 11lb since Sep 12, 11 what's going on w/me??? Help!

Maris0l, you should definitely talk to your provider about getting another fill. My doctor says that some people will not feel restriction until their band is almost full.

Jsi69i, there is a great post under the Lapband Fill forum called How many cc's in your band. Check it out. Lots of posts of how many CC's people have in their bands and whether they are in the green zone. It's really all over the board. Depends on the person.