Hi,

I was hoping all of you could shout out & tell me what your fill level is in your 10 cc AP Band?

I have 2.75 and I think my Doc is on the conservative side with fills. I am not feeling any restriction. I know it takes a while, but when I discussed it with my doc he mentioned that he never goes more than 4 cc's and only adds approximately .5 cc each time...

Just looking for some info. Thanks!

I just got my first fill 2-18 and my doctor put in 4cc's. He said he's pretty agressive because most of his patients have to drive so far. I can feel more restriction than before the fill but I'm still hungrier at night.

Two fills since my surgery, 5cc's in the 10cc band, and I am feeling serious restriction in the morning, but less at night. Happy with it right now, not PB'ing, Sliming either.

I just had my second fill today and I have a 10cc band. My first fill he put 4 cc in and he just added one more cc today. I think I feel more restriction but it is hard to tell because I am on liquids all day today and tomorrow. He said I will feel really restricted once he gets me to 6-8 cc's. Weird how my Dr. says 6-8 cc's is good and yours won't go over 4cc's...

if you read the directions put out by allergan they recommend putting 3-4cc in the first fill. So i would think that most people will need more than 4 cc.

I have 7.7 ccs in mine and while I do have restriction, I feel that I still need more. For instance, I wake up a lot of mornings STARVING. According to a book they gave me at my fill center, you should not be hungry in the mornings when you are at proper restriction. I will be getting my 6th fill on Monday.

I have had 5 fills and am at 7.1 cc's. To compare at my second fill I was at 5.5 cc's.

I was given 3cc in the hospital during surgery, then my first fill was 2cc. Yesterday I went for my second fill, and ended up with .75 additional. So I currently have 5.75cc and felt restriction while drinking yesterday.

Wanted to say thank you to everyone who posted replies... It will definitely help me when/if I question my MD for more in my band.

Thanks!

I have had 5 fills for a total of 7.5 ccs in my 10cc AP (small) band. Am currently very well restricted and thinking I am at my sweet spot. My doctor is conservative, too, (not necessarily a bad thing now that I am past it!) The fills were 1.5ccs, 1.5ccs.,1.5ccs, 2ccs, then 1cc. Since fill #5 on Tuesday I have lost 3.5 pounds.

I had my first fill on 2/15/08 and received 3 cc in my 10cc band. I am feeling a little restriction but wish I had more. However, I have noticed that if I don't chew chew chew, I can feel it all the way down!!!! I still feel hungry quite often and am not sure how to fix that. My Dr. recommended that I have 125 grams of Protein a day, there is no way I can eat all of that. Anyone have any idea of how to get that in?

Thanks!!!

My doctor put in 3cc during the surgery, my first fill was 2.5 and my last fill (today) was another 1.2. I did not notice any difference with the first fill, I could gulp water like I usually go and took my handful of vitamins all at once that evening. This fill is a completely different story. The water I drank at the doctors office went down very slowly but I assumed it was because of my morning appointment and I tend to be tighter in the morning. Now at 5:30 I am drinking some chicken broth and it is still moving very slowly. It is going down but I can really "feel" a difference. It will be interesting to see if this restriction lasts.

So at 6.7 in a 10cc band I am hoping for the ever elusive "sweet spot".

Happy losing!

I am wondering why your doctor doesn't go over 4ccs? (I just reread your post) as most people with the 10cc band require at least 5-6 ccs to get to their sweet spot. I have 7.5 and finally am losing weight. Are you sure that is what he said??? 4 cc's for one person might be their sweet spot, and 4 ccs for another person might give them no restriction at all (ME) it depends totally on the thickness of your stomach so to make a 'rule' to never give over 4ccs seems really wrong.

I have 7.4cc in my 10cc band. Restriction is fine however I think I do more by dieting and exercise to loose weight. My doc told me I would more than likely need to go over 8cc to get to my sweet spot. I know I'm not there, I can see my husband (aslo banded) totally at his "spot" with 6.5cc in his 10cc band. I go for fill number 6 next wk - "maybe" that will be the one.

I have 8 cc's in a 10 cc band, finally good restriction

I've had 4 fills since my Sept. 07 surgery, and now have a total of 7.8ccs. My first fill was 6cc, then 1cc, then .6, then .2. Oh, and I'm TIGHT.

Everyone is different so you may respond to a smaller fill level, but it sounds to me like he's being conservative too.. Always better to be too loose than too tight, but it seems like they could inject a good amount and then back it out and adjust the level, at least that's how my fills are done. The whole amount gets pulled out, then put back in and some added, then I sit there and drink 3 cups of Water with the needle sticking out of me to check the level. Works like a champ.