Can someone who has a large amount of fill please tell me what it is? I am at about 3.60 and getting nervous since I really don't have a lot of restriction. Yes I did have an Endoscopy and I do not have erosion and yes the doc takes out my fill and then replaces it with new so I know I'm not losing any. Thanks.

Michelle,

I will say it again, you are one of the most knowledgeable people around.

I must need a fill I am eating more and more. It took a while before I got used to the last fill, now I am sorry I did. The nature of the beast is to push to the last bite.

I thought after surgery I would rarely struggle with overeating again, but that just isn't so is it. It continues to be a daily struggle, but now with some help from the band and all of you.

hopeful Brenda

Dr Ortiz

banded Sept 24, 04

one fill 1.5

307lb...now 265lb

they concluded that when i was getting filled before, while they were accessing the port they were not getting the fill Fluid into the part of the port that would send it to the band. when they would withdraw fluid it wasn't coming from the band but a pocket in the port.

after i was filled to 4.1 cc's still with not much restriction (and AFTER my dr did the FIRST swallow study and told me nothing was wrong) i ended up contacting inamed. the contacted my dr and the VERY next day they spent 2 hours poking and prodding me BUT i left with restriction!!!!

michelle

Michelle.

Do you know if Inamed said this could happen? Is there a space in the port that could "hold" the saline? Did you get in touch with Inamed or did your doc? P.S. My doc has done over 700 bands at this point and I'm still a mystery to him.