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Hi,

I went for my second fill today, and after he filled me another .5cc, he drew the entire amount out of the band. He had previously given me 1cc. But when he drew the entire amount of my first plus second fill out, I still only had 1cc. So does this mean that I have the exact same amount I have had these past five weeks, or does it mean .5cc evaporated after my first fill? He said he thought some was "hiding in the tubing" but is it hiding in the tubing now after my second fill or was .5cc always hiding in the tubing? My main question in a nutshell is: will I be more restricted now, or the same amount restricted as I have been the past five weeks?

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My doctor was explaining that the larger band had sections to it instead of one solid wrap. He noticed that when withdrawing some of the Fluid that some could get "trapped" in one of those sections. With that band, he has to "assume" that the missing amount is still in there and hiding. This might not be the answer you were looking for, but that's what he explained to me.

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Did the same doctor do both fills? Sometimes the tubing can be "nicked" and therefore you would lose some of the fill. I have been told that sometimes it repairs itself, sometimes not.

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