and how long have you been banded. Just curious.

I am at 1.65, and have been banded 8 weeks.

I have a 4cc band with a 2cc fill.

2.5 cc for me. But I'm beginning to think this is a slight bit too tight...:paranoid My band is tighter NOW than it was when I first got it filled 5 weeks ago!!! :cry How is this possible?

How is this possible?

Perfectly normal for some. I have had the same experience, where I thought my doctor missed the port and then 2 weeks later to find myself VERY tight. There is no one perfect explanation for this, but it happens.

Congrats on your weight loss. Feels good doesn't it?

Yes, the weight loss feels wonderful although I thought I would have lost more by now. I think I finally found a name for my band...SYBILL!!! Cause this b**** has a mind of her own!

I have a question... Why does anyone care how much fill they have. What's the purpose in knowing??? All I care about is being at my sweet spot - Which I think I am at after my second fill.

All I know is that I have the new band small i think - imho the only numbers I care about are the ones on the scales moving downward...

Shrinking, that is hilarious. I have yet to name my band. I hear ya on the 'mind of her own' though. Mine does too!

Never worry about losing too slow, I know easy to say, hard to do. I just think consistent weight loss will take us FAR each day, each week and each year.

Personally, I can NOT believe I have been banded 16 months now. I am so grateful I was courageous enough to go through with the banding. I am 16 months out and 95 pounds down. Yes, I probably could have done it faster, but this felt healthy. Averaged out it is about 1.5 pounds per week. But it was consistent.

Continued success my dear.

I have a question... Why does anyone care how much fill they have. What's the purpose in knowing??? All I care about is being at my sweet spot - Which I think I am at after my second fill.

All I know is that I have the new band small i think - imho the only numbers I care about are the ones on the scales moving downward...

I could care less what the number is either, as long as I am at my sweet spot and I am losing. If I am not losing, then I care about the numbers because they have to go up. And I like to monitor it.

I also like this thread because I keep track of my progress and yes the numbers on my fill. I know that my sweet spot at the moment is 3.2. The last time I went in for a fill to break my 6 month plateau, I had lost .2 of my fill. So then I care about the numbers too.

Some bandsters keep track of their calories, I don't, I figure as long as I am losing, and I am eating healthy foods, my calories are where they should be.

Someone on this board has a surgeon that won't tell her the fill number. That would make me nuts. I want to know, perhaps it is because I like to control and monitor it.

I honestly don't care about the number either but the name of this thread IS What is your current fill in your 4cc band? That's why I'm throwing numbers out there.

You're right, the only numbers that matter to me are the ones on the scale. I wouldn't care if I only had .025 cc, as long as I have restriction I'm cool. I really think I've reached my sweet spot with this fill but it's just that some days I'm way tighter than others.

BTW, you're doing great with your "numbers"!! Keep up the good work!

I honestly don't care about the number either but the name of this thread IS What is your current fill in your 4cc band? That's why I'm throwing numbers out there.

You're right, the only numbers that matter to me are the ones on the scale. I wouldn't care if I only had .025 cc, as long as I have restriction I'm cool. I really think I've reached my sweet spot with this fill but it's just that some days I'm way tighter than others.

BTW, you're doing great with your "numbers"!! Keep up the good work!

Thanks Sistah - I am doing the work (eating healthy & exercising)- and feel 1000% better than I did just 4 months ago.

I just read over and over again everwher - everyone saying i got .5 - 2.5 whatever # in my band - and I really just don't get it - the doc controls it you don't - i could see if you were doing your own fills but other than that who cares - that's why i asked on this thread - I wanted to know if i was missing something and it was important to know

Again - thanks for the props....:biggrin1:

I guess it really doesn't matter. I personally find it very interesting how different we all, as to where we find our sweet spot. Maybe its not important to anyone else, but I'm glad we are able to share with others.

On the other hand, I love knowing the number. I know where to 'dial'. I am 6 pounds from goal. Currently, at 3.2. I am thinking I can maintain at 2.8 and will ask for a defill to 2.8 when I reach goal.

I got my first fill last Tuesday 11/20, and he put 1cc in. He gave me a slip of paper that reflected that with the additional information that I would be getting 1cc on my next fill. Cool.:nervous

I now have 1.9 cc's in a 4 cc band. I am very tight and can not eat many solid foods. It is strange, because at 1.6 cc's I could eat almost everything.

JP

just got back from fill number 5........... I'd been holding my sweet spot since August.......... he put in .3 today..... so that means I'm at 4.3cc's

I doubt I'll need another one any time soon.......... (I could of been ok with the level I'm at now, but I felt it losen up a tiny bit about 3 weeks ago... so today was a tiny tweaker fill before the calendar year ends)

I had a fill 2 weeks ago, I'm at 3.3cc, and I think this is a good place for me. I have to be careful, I will PB when I get careless. But taking care about what I eat is the goal. I can eat good healthy food, I feel full on smaller amounts, and stay full for 3-4 hours. I would say that is a product living up to expectations I was 6 months out on Saturday, and I've lost 80 lbs, I am a happy bandster!

I had my first fill today -- he put in 2.8 ccs. That seems like a lot compared to others on here. Oh well, I guess he knows best!! He did it under fluroscopy and watch me swallow the nasty barium stuff and kept filling until the barium went through the band verrrry slowly. It felt so bizarre. We'll see how it all goes once I can go back to normal food. I am sooooo ready to have restriction, but at the same time am nervous about having too much. Any thoughts? Thanks!