When I go to get a fill, the Dr has me lay down, he inserts the needled then has me sit up, he then takes injects the fill until it starts pushing liquid back inti syringe. It's been 9 months and I only have 3.6cc. I don't feel like there is much restriction, haven't lost weight in couple months now. Getting pretty frustrated about this.

Guess I am going to have to talk to the doc, just not happy with my progress, was suppose to go back yesterday but they called and changed my appt. go back next Wed instead which is 4 weeks instead of the 3 weeks that I wanted. Go Figure.

@@verna2197 Definitely go in to see the Dr. you said you have approx 3.4 cc so you have room to add more if you need to.

What you are looking for in terms of "restriction" are satiation signals. Eating a small tennis ball sized meal, Protein first of course and then not being hungry for at least 3-4 hours after. The food should be of solid consistency not a smoothy or slider food like Soup.

If you find that your volume is higher, or your hungry and soon after you have eaten then you may need a tweak to the band.

If you are not able to tolerate solid foods, then your band could be too tight.

Here is a guide I stole from CG's post earlier, it will help to define where you want to be in terms of eating and fill level.

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Thank you for reposting that very nice and informative chart. I'm scheduled for a dr visit and you got me thinking...

My doctor does them at least a month apart and very small. 1 cc