I was wondering how does the doctor decide which band to give you, the 4cc or the 10cc. I was told it goes by your hieght. Is this true?

l'm 5'1 and mine is 14cc

I am 5'8 and have a 14cc

I am 5'3 and already know I am getting a 10 cc band.

My doctor said he changed to the 10cc band because his research told him it had less complications. Now that he's been using them, he said that for him, it is indeed true. With the 4cc he saw more complications.

I am 5'5" and my doctor placed a 10cc band in me. I asked for the 14cc band, but she felt that it was not necessary.

My doctor told me it was based on the diameter of the

esophagus

Edited November 16, 200817 yr by LISAMARIE1158

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I have a 4cc band. My doctor said that it depended on the size of the stomach once he got in there.

I have a 4cc band. My doctor said that it depended on the size of the stomach once he got in there.

That's what I was told,I have a 10cc band with a 9cc fill level. 6 other people got banded the same day I did and all were given the 10cc but their fill level was only 4cc. When I question the Doc on why I had the same size band and had such a higher fill level he explained my stomach was larger. so you need to know not only what size band you have but what your fill level is. He gave each of us a card with this info on it to keep in our wallets at all times.

I am 5'1 and I have the APS 10cc band. My doctor also told me that it is based on your stomach size as to what size band you get.

I have a 10cc band. I wonder if the actual size of the band and the amount that it holds are different things. My surgeon told me that I have the smallest size band because I had very little fat around my stomach I( or something like that) and he showed me my pics/xrays and someone else's to help me understand how little fat I have. It felt good to hear him tell me that but I wished the rest of my body was the same way.

I'm 5'8" and have the 4cc band. I was told it was the better band to have, but I don't know why.

My doc put in the 14cc band. When they got in there he was not going to put the band on me and just close me up due to the fact that my heital hernia was extremely large and he didn't think the band would stay in place. He said the band had to sit where the hernia was. He did give me my band based on the fact that I had worked really hard to get over 50lbs b/4 surgery.

To this day I have had no problems. Had a number of hernias repaired 3 month after band surgery and same doc said band looked great and in position just like it should be.

Have a total of 5.5cc's in band after 2 fills