After reaching the Green Zone, how often do you go back for fills to stay there--I'm thinking perhaps because of leaks and also because some Fluid naturally seeps out every month (or am I mistaken?)

Also, I have 5 CCs in an 11 CC Realize-C band and I feel absolutely nothing. It's as if nothing at all happened. And I've been abstaining from liquids 30minutes to an hour before/after eating. Please tell me nothing is wrong with the band and that this isn't unusual.

And my dr said to sip during my meals. With all this reading on here I'm now confused. Sip/no sip???

Do what your doctor tells you to do.

But, there are several schools of thought on this subject. I sip and many Aussie's also sip. I'm not an Aussie but the doctors in Australia seem to have a different take on the drinking while eating issue. There has been at least one study that says sipping one minute after a bit is OK. But, again, do what your doctor tells you to do.

tmf

Thanks for the info, guys, but what about satiety? Does drinking right until you eat affect that?

IMO, no it doesn't. Satiety is achieved by the stomach massaging food through the stoma and into the lower stomach. This squeeze places pressure against the lining of the stomach where there are nerves that send a signal to your brain that you've eaten enough. Or, that's the theory this year.

Water will pass right through the band into the lower stomach and be absorbed or pass through the lower sphincter into your small intestines.

tmf

IMO' date=' no it doesn't. Satiety is achieved by the stomach massaging food through the stoma and into the lower stomach. This squeeze places pressure against the lining of the stomach where there are nerves that send a signal to your brain that you've eaten enough. Or, that's the theory this year.

Water will pass right through the band into the lower stomach and be absorbed or pass through the lower sphincter into your small intestines.

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Absolutely correct