Ok I've had 3 fills so far and I'm at 7cc in a 10cc band and I'm still not at restriction!! At what fill and cc amount did you reach your green zone??

That varies widely between individuals...so there is really no way to compare one person's experience with another's.

I have only 3cc of Fluid, and definitely feel some restriction, but believe I will need to have a minimum of 1-2 additional fills before I get to my green zone. I'm just a bit conservative, and have requested that my surgeon add fluid at a slower rate than many of the posters on this forum.

Best wishes...

I felt restriction at #3 but not to the green zone till #6.

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I kinda felt something on fill 3 but really once I got fill 4 I was able to go for 5+ hours of feeling full. So really just go by feel and be patient. You will get there! Good Luck!

My dr said 5.5 is the average? I'm at that now and I have pretty good restriction

I am on my 5th fill and I am at 6.1 cc's in a 10 cc band. I had my fill yesterday and boy am I tight...but I do finally feel like I'm in the green zone. My doctor said that around 6 cc's should be the green zone - but everyone is different.

I didn't feel restriction until my 3rd fill on July 5th, I have a 10cc band with a total of 7.5 in it now. (I had 6cc prior to July 5th) I now feel a lot of restriction... I can only eat soft foods and I am learning how much I can really eat, and that is a very small mount. When I ate today, I felt like after a few bites, the food was sitting there and wanted to come back up, so I"m thinking I tried to eat too much (and that was only like a cup of baked samon. ) good luck

7 cc on 7 cc Band but really restricted. Doctor said wd can add up to 8cc.

7 cc on 7 cc Band but really restricted. Doctor said wd can add up to 8cc.

I'm at 5.5 cc but falling out of green zone...so I need a fill. I'm beginning to get hungry in between meals and weight not dropping. A sign I might need a very small fill. Everyone is different. My surgeon told me you could go for months without needing a fill...some don't even need a fill just the initial surgery. Crazy right? I would think as you lose weight your band would need small adjustments. Mine does at this point. Banded dec 21, 2010 started at 268, down to 187. But I wanted to go extremely slow. It has paid off now I'm ready for more weight loss ( goal possibly 145-150)