Hi All,

I was banded Nov 8 2012 and have lost 40 lbs with 50 more to go! I gotten fills every 6-8 weeks since December and still don't feel a lot of restriction. I have only had one incident of sliming and that was because I ate way to fast. I am concerned that perhaps my band isn't holding the Fluid put in. The other night I was able to eat an entire chicken parm grinder on italian bread! And I had my fill 3 weeks prior.

I guess my question is, could my band not be holding the fluid from my fills and how do they check it?

Thanks

Bonnie

What my doc does is every time he gives a fill, he takes out all the liquid from the band to measure it and then adds the amount for the next fill. This would show if you might have a leak if he knows he put in 5cc and now there is only 3. If that makes any sense.

Also I dont know how much food a grinder is but it sounds like way too much to be eating at one time. Make sure you are measuring your food. 1 cup is my Doc's max. Yours might be different? But if you eat that 1 cup and still aren't satisfied then you can always eat again when you are hungry. It would suck for you to come this far and damage your band.

You might be on the loose side but you're weight loss is great. I too was worried I had a leak because with 14cc in my 14cc band I could still eat a whopper with the bun some days. I had them pull my fluid out and check it and sure enough it was all there. Unfortunately, what I didn't realize was that pulling out the fluid and just putting it right back can cause the band to shift a little and make you swell. What happened to me was the checking of the fluid along with a a slight addition of fluid caused me to be way too tight. I wish I would have just had them check the fluid and not gotten a fill at the same time because of how close to the green zone I was but live and learn. It's easy for them to check your fluid amount and they should know how much is supposed to be in there. You may have a leak or you may just have a very lean stomach. Good luck and keep us posted!