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Hi!

I was banded 11/2/07 (my birthday!). I have lost a total of 60 pounds, 13 of which were lost on the week-long liquid pre-op diet. I have had 2 fills so far, which puts me at 5cc in a 10cc band. I have restriction, but not enough. I go for my next fill on Mar. 5. Hopefully that puts me at a good place, restriction-wise. My surgeon said he's never had to go above 6.5cc for any of his patients. Hopefully I will not be the exception to that rule! Best of luck to everyone!

Robin

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Wow Robin! 60 Pounds is Awesome!! Congratulations!

I was surprised to hear that no one has had to go above 6.5 ccs. That's got me thinking....most of the people I have communicated with at the Center I had my procedure done at are between 8ccs and 9 ccs. I wonder what he's doing that different?? Things that make you go hmmmm. It would have been great if I could have been at full restriction by 6.5 ccs!! I would be a lot further along loss-wise than I am now..that's for sure!

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There are people on here who have 7.5cc. I will be getting more next Wednesday because for me 6.5cc is not enough to stop me eating. I don't get as hungry in between meals and I'm satisfied on less but I can certainly still tuck away a fair bit. I would think my next fill would bring me to 7 or 7.5cc which should do the trick. I have been losing the same 2-3 lbs over the last couple of months so I know how frustrating that can be. I'm finally going down, losing new weight !! :smile2:

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I was banded 11/6/07 and have 1.5cc in my 4cc band. I have lost 78lbs. and have some restriction. I go for my next fill on 3/12/08 and will need a little tweak. Can't wait until full restriction so that I won't eat as much.

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WOW Hollyberries. That is AWESOME!!! I just hopped on the scale this morning and I'm UP 3 POUNDS from my fill on Wednesday. I haven't even been eating anything bad and I've been keeping a food journal so I know EXACTLY how much Protein, fat and calories I've been taking it. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!! I didn't pay $15K to GAIN WEIGHT!!! I am SO frustrated!!!:thumbup:

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I thought I had a 14 cc band but I have a 10 cc band. He said larger AP band (as compared to previous band), I heard Large AP band. I have what I am figuring is about 9.75 cc in my 10 cc band (I was at 8.75 at my last second to last fill and I didn't specifically ask this last time because I am close to full and I didn't really want to know but it looked to be about 1 ml added 3 days ago). I am TIGHT. I lost 8 pounds last month and 10 pounds this month, which I think is good. Before my fill this last week, I could still eat most anything. I felt like most of my weight loss was still what I feel is "muscling it" or old fashion dieting. I am feeling really restricted this weekend. My clinic says they have many people at or close to full and have a few people "a bit overfilled". I don't know how that exactly works, I will explore it if and when I get there. I am not going to stress about it, it is what it is.

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I too play with 3 or 4 pounds. Loose it, gain it. This roller coaster has been going on since Dec. I have had one fill. 2cc. I think I can eat much more than I should. Can't seem to shake these pounds and get with it. I can go for another fill in a couple of weeks and maybe that will help. I keep hoping for the Sweet Spot people talk about.

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My name is kathy and I was banded11-08-07. I lost 11 lbs. pre-op and 45 since surgery for a total of 61. I have a 14 band that had a 3cc fill when it was put in which I think helped alot. I've had 2 fills, one was 3ccs anda1cc fill so I have 7ccs in a 14 band. My Dr. keeps us restricted so I can only eat 1/2 to 1 cup at a time.I'm glad I had the pre-fill. I wasn't hungry for 5 weeks. Good luck to all of you!

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RxTracy,

Thanks for that info. I feel a little better now. It seems like I am the only person out there that is in the "9s". I was getting a bit worried. I do feel restriction, and can not eat ANYWHERE near what I used to, but I am definitely eating more than 4-6 ozs and am getting pretty darn frustrated. With every fill I keep thinking "ok...this HAS to be the one". I am really glad I found this place. It's a comfort to know that others out there are thinking and feeling and experiencing the same victories and setbacks.

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AndreaL,

Thanks for the compliment! You are doing very well also! I'm not sure what my surgeon is doing differently. The 6.5cc apparently has been his experience so far. As I mentioned, I just may the exception to his rule! Best of luck to you!

Robin

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I was away this weekend and good thing my fill appt is tomorrow! I haven't stepped on the scale yet, but I must have gained.

For the three months since being banded I had varying degress of mild restriction and this weekend I tested my band and found almost everything goes down very smoothly! That's bad! This weekend was the first time I tried pizza and got down most of one piece. Way less than I would have eaten before being banded, but still!

Other than the pizza, I ate healthly food, but too much of it and too often.

I guess if the Dr's office sees I gained, it will just reaffirm I need more fill!

Since I only had a low fat diet for pre-op, my weight loss over the three months is very disappointing. Hope this fill gives me a new jump start!

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I was banded Nov,15th and had my 3rd fill Feb,19th which makes 8cc in a 10cc band, I am finally at perfect restriction and have dropped 7 pounds in a week. This is perfect!!!! If you are not at good restriction.. Dont give up it will come.

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Well I'm going for my 4th fill tomorrow. I'm hoping I'll get another 1cc because I am still able to eat more than I want. That should take me to 7.5cc. I'm so ready to get more weight off. I lost 3 lbs in the last 2 weeks but have been eating too much in the last couple of days... hopefully haven't done too much damage.

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Sades: I think 6.5 would be too little restriction for me, too. I have perfect restriction right now as far as little hunger, needing to eat slow, and getting full fairly quickly. After my initial loss while back on liquids, I haven't lost any more but I have to lose eventually with as little as I'm eating.

Yesterday I had a Slimfast shake (180 calories), a Weight Watchers entree (I didn't check but the ones I get are all less than 350 calories), a Luna bar (180 calories), and a sugar-free pudding with two reduced-fat Cookies (200 calories), for a total of 910 calories. That's pretty much how I eat every day, though different foods. I can't seem to eat any more than that without relying on shakes and even then, I'm just not hungry for them.

What I like about this level is that I still seem to be able to eat most foods. I haven't tried everything but I've been able to eat everything I've tried. I really think the next fill will do it for you. If I get another fill in March, I suspect it will only be .5ccs but at this point, I don't anticipate needing one.

Good luck!

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Thanks Longhorn. That's exactly where I want to be. I was losing heaps when I was on around 900 cals a day. I'm eating anywhere between 1200 - 2000 cals at the moment. Good for maintaining, not losing. I'll let you know how I go with this one.

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