hi everyone, i have a large band ,i hear about bands in cc .does anyone know how many cc a large band is ? i have 4cc in mine got my first fill tuesday and i feel no diffrence i am for sure i need more . also i have heard the more weight one needs to lose is quicker then if one has less weight to lose is this true?

Thanks tonyann

Allergen has two sizes- 10cc and 14cc. The speed of weight loss is directly related to what you do. For the most part, larger people will lose faster if they are following the correct guidelines. I have seen large people on here who lose very slow for whatever reason and people with 50-70 lose rapidly.

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This is from Allergan:

Maximum Fill Capacity Volumes

LAP-BAND AP® System Standard 10 cc

LAP-BAND AP® System Large 14 cc

I have the lap-band brand and it is 10 cc my brother has lap-band brand 14 cc?

Well, I was very heavy and the weight came off like gang busters at first! Miss those days. Weather that has anything to do with being very heavy or that I was dilligent about the rules... I don't know.

Depends on the brand and type. My Allergan AP-L ("L" for large) holds 14 cc's. I'm at 9 and am feeling like that's my green zone, but everybody's is different. I think the smaller Allergan AP-S (small) holds 10cc's. I went to the Allergan site and looked mine up. If yours is a different brand I'll bet you can find that at the manufacturers site if you know that information.

Generally speaking, the larger a person is the higher their basal metabolism (or base caloric requirement), so larger people will tend to lose weight a little faster in the beginning. As your fuel requirement drops because you're getting smaller, your basal metabolism will shrink too. In other words, the deficit between what you eat and what you burn becomes less. This is a greatly oversimplified explanation. but I think you get the idea.

D.