Fills

[Antwan 9]

Had my first fill and no restriction. 14cc band and only 2.5cc fill what's up with that?

[KristenC 13]

Had my first fill and no restriction. 14cc band and only 2.5cc fill what's up with that?

It might take you a few more fills to get restriction. Just hang in there until th and keep up with workin out and eating right.

[Antwan 9]

I'm trying but my appetite is the same which is discouraging. But I'm hanging in there.

[sandman27959 38]

It'll get better. They're just trying to sneak up on that green zone so your body has a chance to heal and accept it's new arrangement. It may take a few fills to get there, but when you do your hunger will be totally manageable. I have a 14cc band too and I'm finally feeling my zone at 9cc's. Yours will probably be different. Hang in there. Help is on the way.

D.

[odamay 4]

I have a14 band also, don't get discouraged it took me a long time to really feel it. Just remember everyone is different. When my dr did my fills he never put large amounts in they were very small. 4 years later I still am getting fills still loosing slowly, but hey I will take that.

[2muchfun 8,928]

Doctors are reluctant to add too much saline to your band at any one time. It could cause excessive swelling if they were to squeeze your stomach so quickly. It took me 3 fills to find some restriction and a total of 6 to get to the green zone.

There's also a learning curve with eating with the band. It takes time to adjust to the eating slow, eating small and chewing big routine. It's not something we've all practiced for many years. It's frustrating of course because you want to get this train rolling on the way to losing weight. I really bugged my doctor and went in every 3 weeks for a fill. Don't be shy with the Doc and let him know that you are ready for another fill but give it a few weeks.

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[mybella 35]

The comment about easing to your green zone sounds right, because they have to gradually add to your band because if the fill too fast you may swell so much that you will not be able to get anything in. If you notice no one ever gets a fill before 4 weeks. I bet your next visit for a fill will not before 4 weeks. Keep up your Protein and say away from carbs, that is what makes you hungry. Mark my words. You can not avoid carbs in foods like yogurt, cottage cheese etc, but if you avoid the white carbs that will help alot. I was told in one of our workshops that if you look at a lable and you see Fiber, you can deduct that from the carbs in that item. Also that you do not need to worry about sugar because the carb and sugar are the same. 1 serving of carb is between 15-20 carbs. On my prediet my nut told me to take in 100 gram of protein, 120 carbs and 50gr of fat no more and stay close to those numbers and I loss 25 pounds in 2months. I am waiting today to find out what my intake should be now that I am on mushies. It was nice on shakes only because I did not have to count anything. Hope this helps. How much have you loss?

[Antwan 9]

30 in a month