How can a .01 cc actually make a difference ??

[bethcav 68]

I'm just wondering when I read these posts that some of you guys get .2 cc or .3 cc fill or unfill it makes a huge difference. My Dr does not fill like this he only does a full 1cc or 2cc at a time. I'm a nurse and when I look at .1cc its such a small amt so I'm just curious how that makes a difference in the band? By no means am I saying this in a negative way I'm just wondering if I shld suggest maybe a half cc next time I need a fill.

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

It can make a huge difference. I've had .1cc taken out and it was the difference between too tight and the Green Zone. I've had as little as .1cc added, too.

When you're close to that perfect level of Fluid in your band, even an amount as small as .1cc can make all the difference in the world.

[laralen02 38]

And some of us are sensitive too. My Dr. Put 3cc in during surgery, and with my allergy issues I couldn't eat 2 weeks out and had to have some taken out! They tried doing a 1cc fill once, and it was just too much too fast! I can only tolerate 0.25cc at a time, and even had to have half of THAT taken out once!

[Summerrain 520]

I had 4.2 in my band in day if surgery, my first fill was .8 at three weeks and after that anywhere from .2 to . 5 every two weeks till I got to greenzone and each of those little fills made a difference for me especially as I approached greenzone. I remember getting just .2 in and had my first stuck episode.

Some are more sensitive to the smaller fills from what I've read on the forums and some are fine with bigger amounts.

It was a pain going in every two weeks but we snuck up to greenzone slowly and didn't blow right past into the redzone. No unfills for me to date and I think I'm going to be fine for a while with a total of 8cc in my 14cc

band.

[Jack 855]

I've got one of the antique 4cc bands.....and ANYTHING over a few tenths at a time are HUGE in affects.

Take a look at a graphic showing the diameter of a 4cc band....when you add "1cc' at first it ain't all that much....when there's "3cc" in there already, the volume of the constricted area is considerably more.

I've done the 1.5 fine/1.6 ok/1.7 maybe/1.8 too tight?1.9tooDAMN tight/ and back down again routine way too many times. I do very well at 1.5 and 1.7 gives me a TON of esophageal issues that mimic a number of well-known and named "Syndromes". Drop to 1.5 and all is well. Except, well.....it's still too easy to eat too much....but at least I'm not gagging all day.

Once I was determined to believe that "0.1cc" wasn't going to make me tap out. I spent 8 months with dumb-stubborn-guy issues, from feeling like my tie was on too tight all the time, to something stretching my esophagus an extra 6".....

Alas, 1.5/4cc band works pretty nice, while 1.7 really doesn't. 1.6 is sort of 'iffy' and they now have decided I should stay below that point for a while.

So I for one will stand with the ".1cc can make a HUGE difference" club.

[zinhaa 363]

Hope you will never find out but .1cc can make a huge difference.

[bethcav 68]

Thanks gals for all your input I learn something new every day on the forums

[Skyvic 226]

For me it made a difference as I'm close to goal I only need a tiny tweak. 1/4cc was too much in October so to unfill me, then add 1/8cc it worked gie me. I can feel the just right restriction or green zone. By February, maybe it will be another 1/8cc. My surgeon said its tough to gage such a small amount but it was successful for me at this time:)

[LuuLuu 62]

Big difference.

And I would be concerned with a Doctor that has that rigid of standards on 1 or 2 cc's only...it should be individualized to each patient's body and needs.

Definitely ask about smaller or more incremental fills.