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:biggrin: Last May I had my Band placed I love it My sister just had one placed abot 9 weeks ago she lives 3 hrs away and her surgeon put in a 10cc band same brand my question is what is the deal? why do some go with 4cc bands and others go with 10 do you loose faster or better with one or what? Iam just wondering if any one knows the the deal I would like to hear it.

BTW I do love my band sooo glad I had it done and Iam looking smaller these days.

Julie:lol:

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My surgeon told me it has to do with the size your body will accomodate on the inside.

I asked him what size band I would get as obviously I would rather have a larger band and he explained he would put the largest band that would fit to my body.

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Try 14cc for size!!! When I went in for my first fill I learned that my band was a 14cc. It was filled with 6cc at time of surgery and 1.2cc at time of first fill. Still very little restriction and wondering if I will ever have sufficient restriction with a band that size. I am trying not to get discouraged but 14cc??!!

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I have a 14 cc band and I am at a great restriction. I was at 7 cc's and after a couple of months it got too tight so I went down to 6.5 cc's. It's perfect. I have lost 42 pounds so far.

My doctor said I had a small stomach so I don't think it has anything to do with the size of anyone's body. I am not sure what they decide but I know my band is not very big.

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I have a 14cc band and I am at 6.5 cc's. I was at 7 for a while but after about 3 months it got too tight. My restriction is great and I have lost a total of 42 pounds so far.

My doctor said my stomach was small so I don't think the band has anything to do with the size of the person. I think 14 cc's sounds big but it really isn't that big.

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I have a 14cc band and my restriction is at 6.5 cc's right now. It's perfect for me. I was at 7cc's but after a few months it got too tight and I had to get a slight unfill.

My doctor said my band is small because my stomach was small (which was surprising). I don't think the size of the cc's has anything to do with the size of the person. My aunt had it done and was a lot bigger than me and her band cc's are smaller.

I'm losing steadily and am very happy.

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My 14cc band is filled to 7.2cc. I know there is lots of room for more fill, but I would have thought I would have some restriction at 7.2cc's. The fill nurse was very surprised that my band had 6cc's. She said most people barely have that much fill at 6 months. I guess that helped add to my concern that I might not ever get good restriction. At my first appointment post op I was told that fill was put in to hold the band in place, to keep it from slipping. I guess I just need to be patient, and restriction will be found at some point.

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