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gettin skinny    0

gettin skinny
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I hope someone can explain this to me. My doctor said I have a regular 10 band which holds 4ml. Is that the same as the 4cc band? I have been filled 2cc's.

Can someone explain??

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Stacy429    0

Stacy429
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I hope someone can explain this to me. My doctor said I have a regular 10 band which holds 4ml. Is that the same as the 4cc band? I have been filled 2cc's.

Can someone explain??

Thats a really good ? I just had my first fill yesterday and I was told i had a vanguard 10 And i recieved a 3cc fill. I'm really confussed to. If you find out let me know. I think the vanguard 10 holds up to 10cc. really not sure.

Stacy

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Minnesotalady    1

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You said you had 3 cc in your first fill, in a 10 cc band. How did that go for you, were you able to eat that much? My doc said filling to fast probly is'nt a good thing, I was just currious on how that fill was working for you. I have the smaller band but I only have 1.4cc in my band and I have been banded for almost 4 months with a 43 LB. loss so far, I am half way to goal. good luck!

Minnesotalady

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Chickie    15

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I hope someone can explain this to me. My doctor said I have a regular 10 band which holds 4ml. Is that the same as the 4cc band? I have been filled 2cc's.

Can someone explain??

There is a 9.75cm band that holds 4cc / ml of Fluid, and a 10cm band that also hold 4cc/ml.

My guess is that you have the 10cm 4cc/ml band.

Thats a really good ? I just had my first fill yesterday and I was told i had a vanguard 10 And i recieved a 3cc fill. I'm really confussed to. If you find out let me know. I think the vanguard 10 holds up to 10cc. really not sure.

Stacy

Yes, the VG band (it's not called the Vanguard any more for a legal reason, I think) holds 10cc / ml of Fluid.< /p>

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wanabthin    0

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Hi, I'm sorry I have no idea about your question, however, I would really like to talk with you. I see you were banded at Cincy weight loss center and that is where I will be going. I would love to hear about your experience with them if you wouldn't mind sharing. You can PM me anytime. Thanks!

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Stacy429    0

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You said you had 3 cc in your first fill, in a 10 cc band. How did that go for you, were you able to eat that much? My doc said filling to fast probly is'nt a good thing, I was just currious on how that fill was working for you. I have the smaller band but I only have 1.4cc in my band and I have been banded for almost 4 months with a 43 LB. loss so far, I am half way to goal. good luck!

Minnesotalady

So far so good. I really do feel alot of restriction i sure hope it is normal. I have not had any pbing but there is like a little knot in my throut. Everything goes down ok though. I was banded April 30th 2007 and i have lost 30lbs so far and i could bet money i will lose alot more with this thight fill LOL. Oh and i just got the new Khaliah Ali book Fighting weight in the mail yesterday from amozon.com. And this girl is simply amazing .she was banded in 2004 and has lost like 150lbs. It' a great read. I'm down to the last 20 pages and i'm not a reader. It really lets you know how this band works. And i am more motivated than ever.

Stacy

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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