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How many cc's for restriction 14cc  

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  1. 1. How many cc's for restriction 14cc

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Well Friday I had a fill under floro....they gave me 2cc so I am at a total of 10 or 10.5. Man can I tell the difference. I have to really slow down and take very small bites. I feel full really quick and the fullness lasts for a long time. I am seeing the light at the end of this long struggle. :thumbup:

Welcome to the 10 cc fill club. :thumbup: I am at 10.8 cc right now!! Are you having problems with certain foods? I know for me, Chinese food is not my friend. But sometimes i can eat a whole turkey sandwich with wheat bread....weird. :blink:

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Welcome to the 10 cc fill club. :thumbup: I am at 10.8 cc right now!! Are you having problems with certain foods? I know for me, Chinese food is not my friend. But sometimes i can eat a whole turkey sandwich with wheat bread....weird. :blink:

Thanks vikki99 Well I discovered I can eat more at night. I used to eat a bowl of Cereal for breakfast... now I can barely eat half the bowl. 5oz grilled chicken breast ate 3/4 of it and 3 hours later I started slimming. I need to slow down and take smaller bites. I am not complaining just happy to have restriction. Hope I can finally make it to onederland!:thumbup:

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Vikki99 how are things going for you? I finally had the scale move. I am down 6 pounds :biggrin: i am so excited!!!!

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Vikki99 how are things going for you? I finally had the scale move. I am down 6 pounds :) i am so excited!!!!

Hey Jldchester,

Congratulation on your 6 pounds!! Things are going a little slow for me...(bad eating habits :thumbup:) I will getting another fill next week. I heard from another thread that on a 14cc band the average person hits the sweet spot at 11 to 11.5cc. What do you think?

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My latestest fill (5 days ago) put me at about 9.5cc's and right now I am almost too restricted. So that should be about right to keep me in line. :thumbup: At this point eating instant oatmeal or even chicken is a little uncomfortable.

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I heard from another thread that on a 14cc band the average person hits the sweet spot at 11 to 11.5cc. What do you think?

Based on this poll, I don't think 11 is average, but it is also not unusual. It took me until 11.25cc to hit restriction. It's frustrating when you have to go so high, because it takes awhile to get there, but once I got there, I've lost weight fairly quickly!

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Thank you all SO much for this fantastic thread! I was up at midnight reading through it all. I am currently at 7.5 or 8 (don't remember if I was at 7 or 7.5 before my last .5 CC fill) and am feeling pretty good, but not quite there as of yet. My PA said that he felt I was close, because when he inserted the needle he got some flashback upon insertion. Hopefully a little tweek at my next fill 8-23 and I will be there. We are going on a cruise on the 15TH, and although I would love a little better restriction while sailing, I also don't want to be in trouble with no access to my physician, so I have put off my fill until after I return. I do feel some restriction, so I think that I will do ok.

Dan - got to this thread a little late, but wondering if you are still around how you are doing.

Would also love to hear from some of the older posters who are now a few years out - how are you doing? Do you still get small adjustments? At what fill are you at now? Does restriction feel the same now a few years down the line as it did when you first reached restriction?

Thanks!

Cynthia

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Yep, I'm still here. :thumbup: My second band is doing well and I am feeling major restriction at this point. I am actually thinking it may be too much but I'm going to stick it out for a couple weeks and see. It's kind of interesting being full after eating a quarter cup of oatmeal or just a few ounces of chicken.< /p>

No signs that this band is eroding. I do have an issue with my port tube trying to poke out of my skin a little but in a few months I may have that fixed. It is not a big problem right now.

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Based on this poll, I don't think 11 is average, but it is also not unusual. It took me until 11.25cc to hit restriction. It's frustrating when you have to go so high, because it takes awhile to get there, but once I got there, I've lost weight fairly quickly!

Congratulation on your 100bls lost!!! I agree with you about being frustrated. I think 11.2 will be my magic number , my hubby is betting with me. ..lol

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Well I am up to 11.4 cc's now. :thumbup: I hope this is it for a while.

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I just found out today at my 2nd fill that I have a 14cc band. I had 6.4 before today, and felt some restriction, but could eat anything as long as I chewed and ate slow. Carbonated beverages were also going down fine. Right now I'm at 7.4. I hope to be able to get some diet restrictions now. But if not, then October 13th, I'll get another fill. Not worried too much, still losing about 5-9 lbs a month for the last 2 months.

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I just had .5 cc's taken out. I was too tight. Had trouble drinking Water. I should be right around 9cc's now. So far so good. I did manage to lose 12 pounds in 2 weeks while it was so tight but I felt sick all the time. I feel better now and still have restriction. :thumbup:

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Bump for newbies:thumbup:

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Ok - So got another .5cc a few weeks ago - now up to 8cc. Finally feeling adequate restriction! Hope I stay here. How is everyone else doing?

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Well I haven't lost weight since Aug. I think I am too tight. I have had a lot of pb'ing and vomiting :rolleyes2:. I had heartburn today from a banana! Not sure what to do. I think it's the way I eat. Scared to have some fill taken out. I believe I am at 10 or 10.5. Hope everyone else is doing well.

Jamie

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