A close friend of mine only had 3 fills in 2 years. In that time she lose over 120 pounds.

Others I have read here have had 2 fillls in 2 months.

I know it varies greatly, but tell me how many fills you have had. I'd like to ready everyone's experience.

I just had my first and am learning to eat with it.

Thanks in advance.

Hi Paula,

I think it is different for everyone and I think it depends on the amount of fat in your stomach organ. If you have a fatty organ you will lose the fat there as well and will need more fills and visa-versa.

Mine must be pretty fatty. I can start feeling a difference in about 5 pounds and definately need an adjustment by 10 or 15 pounds!

In fact, I'm going for a desperately needed adjustment in about an hour!

I'm over 2 years out and I've had 2 fills and one unfill in that time.

I've had five to bring me up to 2.5 ml in a 4ml band. There is very little that is automatic about the way my band works for me - I can still eat a lot and I can still eat everything, I really need to use my head to lose weight.

Its been easy till the last few months, now I'm working really really hard for every kilogram.

To be honest, there is NOT a point at which the band will do everything for you and I'm just coming to realise that. I think the sensible approach from now is to count myself lucky that my band is not sensitive - I can eat all foods and I dont PB. I have to realise that I still have to fight the head hunger and the munchies and I still have to eat sensibly, its just that portion control is easier.

I dont plan on more fills for the time being. Not until I notice a lessening of restriction - because I think that moderate fill gives me the best chance to keep my band healthy and keep it in there. And my lifestyle is entirely liveable, I'm not limited at all by my band in what I can and cant do.

I just had my first fill last Thursday and I can feel quite a bit of restriction. We'll have to see how long it lasts. All I know is not very much goes in at any one time!

I have noticed that I lose about .2 of a cc every month or so. I have had 3 fills so far and two were two months apart. Each time I had lost .5 of a cc and was hungry again and ready for another fill. I was averaging 10-12 lbs weight lost a month so I could see why the band was loosening up around my stomach. I am hoping since I am still fairly tight now that when I get to goal I won't have to get a fill for a while.

~Liz~

03/10/06

241/173/160

5'7''

:biggrin1: Iulisbug

Hi what the quanity of food you can consume in a sitting please. I spoken to others, so please don't think i am being direspectful (this is to anyone i spoken too in the chat room and thanks :biggrin1:) I am just over conscious of the amount i can eat, 6 days after a fill.:confused: i can eat a Cereal bowl portion of food per meal is not over following or anything and i sticking to mushy stuff at the moment.

Lana Thanks:girl_hug: