This question is for the bandsters who are veterans.

What happens when I get to the full 10cc's my band holds?

I am currently 6.5cc's in a 10cc band.

I have lost 55 lbs since being banded

I am so pleased but I am starting to worry about this question.

I have @ 70lbs to go!

I have not brought this up to my PA yet because it just started worring me.

I thought I'd reached my sweet spot but recently I've started getting hungry before time to eat.:drool:

I am exercising daily.

Drinking my daily allowance of water.

Trying to make good choices in what I eat.

Does anyone have any words of wisdom?

Its not likely you'll get to 10cc. The more you have in your band, the less it takes at each fill to restore good restriction or to increase it a tiny bit. I dont have a 10cc band, I have a 4cc, but just to give you something to think about, I had 0.1cc put in mine last week and its reduced what I can eat by a good 1/3. Its made a HUGE difference. Appetite is not raging anymore, can only eat less than a cup. You will probably find that as you get more in your band, very small fills make much more difference. I have only had a couple of top ups as I've been maintaining for about 18 months and Fluid does sort of disappear (probably by evaporation over time) so I've really only come back up to what I was about 2 years ago, and I stayed at that level of restriction for an entire year to get down to my goal weight.

The time between fill stretches out the more you're filled too - a good level of restriction begins to last you longer and longer. Especially since weight loss does slow down a bit.

So in short, dont panic. You've plenty of wiggle room in your band yet.

Ill second everything that Jachut said in the post above. I asked my doc about the possibility of maxing out on fills. I do not recall his exact words but they were something to the effect of the bands do in fact hold more then the recommended max. I currently am filled to 9.2 in the large VG band. I had a fill exactly 2 weeks ago today. They added only .5 cc . Before i had that fill i was able to eat for example an entire healthy choice dinner. Mind you that is not very much by normal standards but for me it was alot. After this last fill i am only able to eat half of a healthy choice. So yes the more fills you have the less it takes to get the desired effect. Level of restriction also is a personal preference. Myself i prefer to keep my self restricted enough to where its impossible for me to over indulge because i still am learning not to want to eat like my former 359lb self.

Hi, I am a varily new bandster, but I need to correct something. The band will leak saline over time, it does

not evaporte. It is just like a helium ballonn. Over time,

the balloon leaks air out.

Your band is made of silicone and will leak very small

portions of saline over time harmlessly.

That is why long time bandsters will go in for a "tune up"

about once a year.

Thank you so much for the words of wisdom.

I do feel much better!