How much saline did it take in your 4cc band to reach optimal restriction, aka your "sweet spot"?

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Can you help me out a little on this site? I find it difficult to navigate. How can you see the most recent posts first?

Hello My Friend,

How are you? I do both boards. I try to stay out of the drama there. It gets sooooo deep. It's been bad lately. I have my polls here that I like. I also like the Shrinking Violets post here. It is for April 2007 banders. I like it because we are all in around the same spot in our journey. Here's that link. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/shrinking-violets-april-07-bandsters-29472/

The posts naturally show up as most recent first (I think). There is a key to the icons at the bottom of each post. I also like how they have similar posts at the bottom. Good to see you here!

Go to the very top of the page where it says "new posts"

I haven't reached my sweet spot, so I can' t vote. I am hoping I will get there

tomorrow, with my new fill.

I feel a wonderful restriction now at .8ccs. It would be GREAT if I can keep it that way, but I realize I'll probably need another fill as the weight is lost. It's nice knowing I have a lot of room for fills though

I just got more last Wed. and I am at 2.5 right now. I don't think I could handle anymore. In the morning, it's very difficult to drink water. I have to sip it slowly. I haven't had any trouble eating, but I am not hungry at all anymore. YAY!

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I dont really know how to vote - I have 2.5 cc in mine and I can still eat bread and quite a lot for a bandster yet I am below my goal weight, so who knows?

I suspect I'd need to be over 3cc though. I dont really want to get to any "sweet spot" since I tend to think that what other people describe as just right is way too tight. I like living a "normal" lifetyle and have made up t he difference with exercise.

Iwould like to know how someone with good restriction takes their vitamins

and medications? Since my last fill, I am really having trouble getting these things down. I take a lot of stuff and I need it all. The only thing I know I can do chewable is the multi vitamin and I think there is liquid calcium.

I take 2 chewable flintstone vitamins(with iron kind) a day since surgery.. And for calcium, when released from hospital they told me not to take my calcium and no one ever told me to resume so I haven't yet.. but Viactiv makes chocolate chew calciums.. like a little piece of chewy chocolate.. you can also take Tums I believe (in the antacid area). They make the crunchy tablets, and some of them are quite good!

the chocolate calcium is the best sugar free and walmart makes a brand, like a treat twice a day. I have 1cc and have been losing slowly but I too would like to try to get by on as little fill as possible because I still enjoy food!

I have a very tight fill right now. It's 2.8 in a 4 cc band. I can only eat liquids until noon. I cannot eat any carbs or I pb. I LOOOOOVE it!!! The weight is coming off and I'm not stuffing my face with any junk.

Haven't reached my 'sweet spot' yet and I have 1.6cc in a 4cc band. I feel no restriction at all, actually. BTW,,I take Calcium Caltrate 600 Vit D, chewable,,,as well as my multivit and Biotin,,both also chewable.

Banded 1/29/07

Dr Ken Cleveland-CMMC-Jackson, MS

How about 5.8cc. Has anyone received MORE than 4cc in their 4cc band besides me? My doc is not concerned, but I am. Let me know if there is anyone out there in my situation please. I had my last fill 1 week ago. The only problem I'm having since then is reflux a night. Other than that I'm eating and drinking guardedly just fine. This is the first time ever I've been woken up with gastric fluid coming up in my throat several times a night. Zantac helps with the acid part of it, but I don't like this at all.

Thanks,

Freeradical

banded 7/7/06

How about 5.8cc. Has anyone received MORE than 4cc in their 4cc band besides me? My doc is not concerned, but I am. Let me know if there is anyone out there in my situation please. I had my last fill 1 week ago. The only problem I'm having since then is reflux a night. Other than that I'm eating and drinking guardedly just fine. This is the first time ever I've been woken up with gastric Fluid coming up in my throat several times a night. Zantac helps with the acid part of it, but I don't like this at all.

Thanks,

Freeradical

banded 7/7/06

You gotta really watch how late your eating. This is what stops the reflux for me. I know exactly what your talking about and its not fun at all. It's also dangerous. For me I try not to eat past 8 pm then no issues