i have a 14cc band and had my 3rd fill yesterday. i am now up to 9cc. i think i finally feel some sort of restriction...finally! has anyone ever got up to their band size and still didn't feel total restriction? that kinda scares me...

I only started feeling restriction after my 3rd fill as well, which was 6cc's in a 10cc band, which is about the same as you. i really cant imagine too much more going in at this point...

Yep, know exactly how you are feeling. I was banded in March 2007 with a 4cc capacity band and just had my 7th fill last month. This officially puts me at 4.5 cc's of fluid in a 4 cc capacity band. You read correctly - I'm currently .5 cc's over the band capacity and am still struggling to find good restriction. I envy those who say they can only eat 2 chicken nuggets or only one or two bites of something...I bet I could eat at least 8 chicken nuggets alone.

According to my doctor, the band can handle way more fluid than the actual stated capacity. One of my friends (who has the same doctor as me) actually has 6.4 cc's in a 4cc capacity band....

I suppose I'm still somewhat in 'bandster hell'...

i was worried about the same thing and just asked my doctor this past weekend... i was told that most people will have more than enough restriction before they reach full band capacity.

I'm at 6cc in a 9cc band (the realize) and have only had 2 fills. I have my 3rd fill next week and I HOPE I will have the restriction I need. Currently I have some restriction but not a whole lot.

Thanks guys! i live about 4 hours from my surgeon so he says he's trying to be a little more aggresive with my fills so maybe i don't need to come back so often. this is the first fill that i've actually felt something. they say not to chug water but sometimes i forget and do it, especially while working out...and today i can finally not do it without gagging myself...so maybe this is a good sign =)