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!

....and that solves the mystery. how are ya doing shortgal...close? i'm not doing too bad - will take my next fill in another wk though:)

At my last fill, I asked for a very small one becasue the meal the night before filled me fairly quickly, even thought the meals before that weren't.

I should have taken what fill I thought I needed before that meal, because I'm still able to eat too much ( although I refrain and never go over 1200 calories). I must be getting close tho' and do not want to be overtight, so I have asked for conservative amounts. Next fill appt is 3/20, I want at least .5 cc's which will bring me to approx 7.75cc's.

Weight loss is slowing down, so I hope some additional restriction will help that. I do not feel a sensation of being full long enough. I am constantly watching the clock, to see when the next meal is!

Referring to the other thread, it says the fill maximum is 4 CC in a 10 CM band, so maybe that is the solution to the mystery, a 10 CM band, not a 10 CC band. ( I don't know a thing about this cm, cc stuff, though)

I could swear I read an article somewhere that the most your surgeon should decrease the stoma size to in a 10cc band is 4mm. Could this be part of the confusion?

My APS band was placed with .5 cc's and my first and only fill was 2cc's.

I have no restriction but I also have no complaints about my progress.