Hello everybody, I'm Brett. I'm 28, 5'10 and my weight when I decided to get banded was 385 lbs. which was 10/14/08.

I was banded on 12/9/08. My surgery weight was 367 lbs.

I got my first fill this morning, 3cc's and weighted in at 352 lbs. I'm really excited about how well things seem to be going for me so far.

I'm able to get in and out of my wife's Prism without struggling or anything, seat belts have started to fit me again, I'm not winded walking up and down stairs and my pants are already getting too small for me and I've only just begun.

I thought that 3cc's seemed pretty aggressive and I've felt a bit off since the fill, so I was searching Google and that's how I came across this site. :grouphug:

Welcome!

What is your band capacity? I have a LapBand APL...it holds 14 cc's So 3 is a "little" aggressive, but not too much. I have 4.5 ccs in mine so far (doc is NOT aggressive!) and feel a little restriction sometimes. What is happening, though, is that I'm full faster and stay thatg way longer, so I'm getting there!

Good luck to you!

I have no idea what my band capacity is. I know my Dr. (Dr. Darrin Hansen, Salt Lake City UT) told me that I have a larger band.

Before my fill I didn't feel like I was really getting full, just watching what I ate because of the surgery and not because of anything I felt.

So far, since my fill, I've only had a Protein shake, I'm supposed to avoid solid foods today and do mushy foods tomorrow.

You don't really NEED to know the capacity as long as you're going to that doc and he knows! But if you're curious, you can always ask. I THINK lap bands come in 4cc (old style), 10cc and 14cc. So if you're in the larger one, 3cc's isn't too much. I sure couldn't tell it at all when I had 3cc's, but then we are all different!

12/08/08 was my banding date to I have not had a feel yet I think I am going to 01/16/09 I think I need one I fill I can eat more now and I don"t like that. So far I'm down about 26lb not sure if thats good or not. Well good luck to all!!!!!!!!