and how long have you been banded. Just curious.

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

wouldn't it be better to gather this info in a poll?

I just had my second fill of .3cc, so now am at 1.3cc. I do have restriction and if I am not careful, my band buddy lets me know it. I still have a problem with night snacking and am trying to find other things to do instead of eating. But last year I would have put on weight this time of year and this year I have lost. This time last year I was 235 lbs, now 185 - 50 lbs gone in one year. Yeah me!!

I just had a fill today of .25cc and now at a total of 2.5. I was banded March 2006. My last fill was June 2007.

I'm now at 2cc in my band. So far I think this may be my sweet spot. I had the fill a week ago tomorrow, and it's still feeling oh so nice. I'm hoping this one lasts a long long time.

-Leena

PS. I think the reason for not polling the fill amount is that people's fills change on a regular basis, increasing and dereasing for various reasons.

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I just had a fill today and I'm at 4.25cc in a 4 cc band. So far, it's taking me a while to drink orange juice. I feel so shaky because I haven't eaten all day.

So I go to the doc and say 'Hey doc! I need a fill...' and he says OK. Seeing that I put on .5 pounds since the last time I saw him 2 weeks ago, he fills a little more aggressively than I thought he would. He'd previously told me that his method for fill (as he'd been schooled) was 1cc, .5, .5, .25, .25...etc. Well I was up to 2cc's (3 previous fills) so he went ahead and put in .6 cc more. He was gonna do .5 but I think he drew up more so he just went ahead with the .6.

Well, I feel a little more restriction, but not enough. Maybe it will tighten up before I go back in 2 weeks.

Valerie

Maybe it will tighten up before I go back in 2 weeks.

My fills always get tighter at about the 2 week mark. Strange, but true.

I think I am too tight. I can't eat anything until around 2 p.m. and when I do eat, it has to be pureed. I PB'd for 1st time on Thursday so when I called him and suggested I needed an unfil, he said I probably irritated it and to stay on liquids for another 48 hrs. Well today I tried pureed black beans and it did go down but it takes forever to eat it as I have to eat, wait for it to finally go down, then eat more. I'm hanging in there until Wednesday and will definitely get an unfil.

Oh, I forgot to ask him how much he put in ths time and the Nurse told me the records or the doctor won't be available until Wednesday so I'm hanging in there until then.

 

I'm at 2.6cc and can still eat too much...going in on Tuesday 01-08-08 for another fill. I need to start losing. I guess if I stopped with the holiday eating, it would help :straight.

I had my first fill today .8 My doctor said I have a 4 cc band. I have to go back in 6 weeks and if I need another fill, I can get one. The doctor said my weight loss starts today.... i'm so excited.

Well, I got my second fill on Wednesday (1/4) - am now up to 3.2 ccs. Well, so far I can definitely tell a difference. I was on clear liquids up until this evening. I had a cup of tomato soup and a small slice of soudough bread (soaked in the soup to make it easier to eat). Wow. I ate about half the soup and half the slice of bread and all of the sudden thought I was going to throw up! I had to run to the bathroom to spit out the food in my mouth. Luckily the nausea feeling let up and I was okay. Guess that meant I was full, huh? :confused: It's going to take some getting used to , but I LOVE that I got full off so little food. Yay band!

I've been banded since Feb. 12th and have had 12 fills. I'm at 2.9 cc's and I'm not sure where to go from here. I've lost 42 lbs., but goal will be around 60, so getting close. Loss is slow now, only around 2 lbs. a month, but can't eat more than 2/3 cup of any solid food at a meal. I'm itching to loose the rest by summer. One more fill might put me over the edge. Any advice? Thanks All! My ticker is not updated, sorry.

why do they fill so little each time? Is there a standard that doctors usually follow for filling the band.