So when I went to see nutritionist she told me as I lose my band will get loser and might need more fill which makes sense. When I told nurse that she said it wasnt true and that she has several patients that have not been filled in years.

Anyone know the truth no guesses please.q

Unfortunately, your nutritionist is flat out wrong and you are right. In fact, I just had a .3cc fill for the first time since September because as I've lost weight my stomach shrank too.

There is fat around a lot of your internal organs when you're overweight, including your stomach. As you lose and the fat layer around it shrinks, the band gets loser and you need more fills to get back to the same place you were.

Once you're at goal weight you can go years without a fill, but while you're losing, your stomach can and will shrink.

It makes sence that you would loss fat everywhere including around the banded area and a fill would bring you back to the restriction needed to contuine. I got confused with missy comment , it will be interesting to hear what everyone has been told.

She says because of where the band is placed.

She says because of where the band is placed.

It doesn't matter, fat isn't exclusive to only a part of the stomach.

Even my surgeon commented when I saw him on Tuesday how I'd lost 41 pounds since my last fill and he was wasn't surprised I needed another one because of the weight loss.

He did draw out all the Fluid before adding more and there was the exact amount I should have in there, 4.9cc. Before I'd been up to 5cc and had to have .1cc removed because I was too tight. Now, because my stomach shrank, I have 5.2cc in my band.

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• My Surgeon:this is the part I didn't understand....didn't the nutritionist say as u loss weight you might need a fill because this could get losser also? sorry if I didn't get it.
  

Unfortunately' date=' your nutritionist is flat out wrong and you are right. In fact, I just had a .3cc fill for the first time since September because as I've lost weight my stomach shrank too.

There is fat around a lot of your internal organs when you're overweight, including your stomach. As you lose and the fat layer around it shrinks, the band gets loser and you need more fills to get back to the same place you were.

Once you're at goal weight you can go years without a fill, but while you're losing, your stomach can and will shrink.[/quote']

Ty Mis! Was the nurse that got it wrong kind of disturbing.

Line what were u trying to post?