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Is it possible to loose weight while the band is completely empty and deflated? I feel restriction and my band is empty. I have also been loosing weight, nothing major or drastic but loosing... Would love to hear any thoughts, comments, advice , etc...

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a loss is a loss with or without fills

be a small loss or hum dinger one..be thankful to lose.

i have no fills but i was giving some Fluid at surgery (no idea how much)

and by me exercising, making better food choices and listening to my band

(that means just because i can eat 3 cheeseburgers) doesnt mean i should.

hang in there

you are bound to get many responses to this thread.

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Dayna - a few months back, I had all the Fluid removed from my band. I had become too tight, and small un-fills didn't resolve the reflux issue. Much to my surprise, I didn't feel all that much different. I continued on as if nothing changed, and continued to lose weight. So YES, it's absolutely possible to have an empty "working" band.

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I am one year out and have NOT had a fill yet….everyone is just SO different….best of luck to you!

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I have the band n had to have it filled multiple time but my best friend had her n she had it for 3 years never filled it lost 100 lbs 1st year and met her goal weight without ever having a fill.. she just recently had it removed because it slipped but yea everyone is diffrent

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