who all has a 10cc band. I was just curious because that is what I got and I was wondering what the benefits/down falls are for it from people who have or not had it.

Well supposedly it is less likely to slip. But the downside is it takes a lot longer to get good restriction. But all in all which band that is chosen for you is based on your stomach size and shape. In the end they both restrict down to the same inside diameter, so it doesn't affect your long term weight loss to have the bigger one.

I'm sure it is just swelling. But I have big time restriction just a few days out. My doctor does not do fills until at least 6 weeks out. But I have been feeling not once ounce of hunger not one minute in the last three days. and when I do drink some protein shake, i have to barely swallow just drops because it puts pressure on my chest if I do more.

I have a 10cm band and have been hungry from the beginning. I didn't have much swelling. Had my first fill at 4 weeks and barium just went flying through. I got an overfill and then an unfill and now a little fill to bring me to 1.4cc.

The bigger sized band is because of the size of our stomach. However, you are just out of surgery and sounds like some swelling. Hope you keep your restriction, but expect it to go away as the swelling goes down.

i have a 10 cc band and it took 2 fills for me to have restriction infact i was too resticted and i got sick (heart burn reflux coughing) so the doctor totaly unfilled me... i got back monday maybe a small fill.

Boy wish I felt some restriction. Had first fill at 6 weeks 5CC's and still NOTHING. Not one speck of restriction. Go back on the 24th will have them put in 2 more CC's. Hope that helps.

I hope I keep my restriction but bieng realistic, I know that I wont. but I am going to enjoy it while it lasts.

i only took 3.? to have restriction i wonder why. well i hope when you go to the doctor you tell him or her how you feel and mabe youll get a bigger fill

Kimsretro: Do you have the Vanguard band? If so that holds more and is different. The 10cm band only holds 4cc I've been told. There is a difference in the bands.

thanks for that information thts why i had such great restiction so fast:wow2:

I didn't get good resdtriction till my 3rd fill. If you look on the poll thread for the 10cc band you will see that the vast majority takes around 7cc's or more to reach restriction. It took me till 6.5 to feel anything and 7.5 to have decent restriction that I am happy with. And swelling for me went down after about 9-10 days, and I swell a little with each fill that lasts about 4 days. But keep in mind that everyone is so different.

but babbara465

said that the 10cm band only hold up to 4cc

I have the VG band, and I don't think all doctors choose the band based on our stomach size. My doctor hadn't even seen my stomach when he told me he was using the VG. He just said he thinks that one is simply the best, and he uses it on all his patients.

I had great restriction for about a month after surgery and then nothing. I got a 3cc fill about a month ago and had restriction for about a week, i'm back to nothing again. Hopefully after my 2nd fill I will have more restriction.

Every one is different and we all respond differently to the band and restriction, i don't think we can compare ourselves to one another in this department.

loveulots we are talking about the 10cc band not the 10 cm on this thread

the 10cc holds 10cc's the 10cm holds 4cc's i believe.

And as for a fill only having restriction for a week, I would say the restriction you felt was probably swelling, I know I swell a lot with each fill and it last for about 4 days then I know how much restriction I really have