My 10 cc band is currently filled with 5 cc's. I have had 3 fills and I am still not in the green zone...or even getting near it. I was banned on 3/10/14. I realize everyone is different but I am curious of how long it took some of you guys to reach the green zone? And how many cc's were you at when you reached it? And how many fills you had before reaching it?

That GREEN ZONE is one fickle place to find..... I thought I was in it TWICE, only to realize that it had eluded me yet again. I think I was seven months out and had six fills before I found it. Just got "tweaked" again with another small fill on Tuesday though. I was told that for some people, they may need a slight fill adjustment after being in the GREEN as they continue to lose weight. I don't know...... I just keep trying to uphold my committment to :

1. Exercise daily,

2. Make follow-up appointments every six weeks,

3. Make good food choices 90% of the time, and

4. Enjoy my current weight loss !

I had a tiny 0.25 cc fill yesterday. That's three for me making 7.25 in my 14 band. I'm almost five months post op. I can still swallow Tylenol caplets so I'm good. Stil on liquids until dinner tonight. The fluoroscopy room was in use when I arrived so this time my fill was done without it. But it went fine. I actually swallowed my Tylenol pills as a post fill test while she watched. I asked why some people need adjustments long after finding their green zone. She said the stomach doesn't stay the same size over time. Because it expands and contracts it gets used to lower or bigger amounts of food over time. That of course can affect how tight the band is at any given time. Made sense to me. This is a lifelong process and as long as I stay connected to my doctor and get fills as needed, I expect the best outcome.

Took me 4-5 fills. My green zone is 6.25 CCs in a 10 CC band. It can be frustrating during the process. It took a lot of fluid before I felt any restriction.