November 12, 201213 yr First fill? Assuming your band is empty... My fills were free for the first 5 months.... I had 4. Then they were $50 each until this year and they went up to $100. I am a self pay
November 12, 201213 yr Oh I meant how many cc's ahhh... 1.5 ccs. I can tell you when I first hit the green zone it was 4 ccs... now my green zone is 5.7ccs
November 12, 201213 yr Or do you mean how much in terms of quantity? This depends on your surgeon and how you are progressing. I think my first fill was 2.5cc. Some doctors are more aggressive with fills, others are more conservative. Cost? I am in Australia, went private for my surgery but all fills and follow ups are covered by our public health care, Medicare.
November 12, 201213 yr Author Surgeon told me first fill will be 4cc's ..my band is 10cc and empty..is that aggressive? Honestly, I feel I could use the fill now at 3weeks post op..gotta wait 3 more weeks...
November 12, 201213 yr 4 cc's is agressive and I would not go for more then 1.5. You have to remember your stomach will swell after a fill. 4cc's plus swelling could equal trouble. I don't like doctors that take that approach. Go slow so you will be okay.
November 12, 201213 yr I had 4cc put in my band during surgery. I have a 10 cc band. My fills are free if I go to my surgeons office. Its part of cost of the surgery.
November 12, 201213 yr Every doctor (surgeon) is so different; however, my surgeon said "ALL" bands have to have something added during surgery to "prime" the band; he put in 1 1/2 ccs @ surgery; then 2 ccs at my first fill
November 13, 201213 yr My band had 3.5 cc at time of surgery, and first fill was to 4.0 cc, now at 4.5 and no fills for 6 months.
November 13, 201213 yr Why do the bands come in different fill limits? I think they are 11cc and 14cc
November 13, 201213 yr I have a 14 cc band, 5 cc's in at surgery then 1 cc at a time- I don't think that 4 cc's is too much for a first fill, and your surgeon knows best.
November 25, 201213 yr 3ccs in my 14cc band six weeks post op. def could use more fills... Not even beat yellow zone.. Always hungry
First fill? Assuming your band is empty...