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I'm tight in the morning. I can gradually eat more as the day goes on. By evening, sometimes I can really put it away, if I want.

I'm debating on whether I should get another fill. Maybe even 1/2 cc?

I want to get it just right.

FYI, I have 6.5 cc in a 10 cc band.

When do you stop?

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I was in the exact same place this morning. I did have a fill today, .6 cc's, which makes somewhere around 5.5 cc's in a 10cc band. My dr told me the morning tightness was normal and to stick with Protein shakes for Breakfast...or try hot tea first to loosen it up, if I must have food. I've been on thick liquids for the rest of today but have not had any problem. I've noticed that it is MUCH tighter but so far not that is causing a problem.

Good luck!

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Sometimes even the smallest amount of a fill can make such a huge difference. If you feel your portion size is increasing most definitely head in for a small fill. My last fill was .5 cc and it made such a huge difference. Im filled to 9.2 in the VG band.

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I had 6.4 cc in my band which was so tight i couldnt even drink Water so my doc took me down to 6cc after a couple of weeks of my food hurting goin down i got 1cc removed and am now back down to 5cc he said if i need another fill to go back in 6 weeks for a small fill....so far with 5cc i feel great i cant even feel my food go down which is great! i say when u can feel ur food go down or it hurts its too much get some removed...if u can eat comfortably and still lose weight ur great!

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Good morning all, I was banded 1/18/08. I now have 8.6cc in a 10 cc band. 2 visits (1 fill/1 unfill) ago in feb 09, i got a 1.0 cc fill that brought me to 9.0. I was good for abotu 3 weeks, and gradually everyday it seemed as if I got a little tighter each day. I finally did away with both Snacks at this point (these were the add-ons for my protein). At this point I slimed almost daily, and about once a week it all managed to come back up, I tried chewing longer, not working, so after a matter of eliminating the things that may be causing me to get stuck I finally ask dr to take a tad out. He removed .4 cc 2 weeks ago, I have not slimed, pb'd or vomited since then. After each additional fill the fullness lasted for awhile then as I lost more wt, it had a tendency to throw that hunger back in there. So now It seems I can eat aproximately when I need to eat and somethimes add that healthy snack in there as well. So since being banded This would be about the 5th time I have reached my "sweet spot". I am only 10 lbs from goal. So one part of the journey ends and the new part of maintaining will hopefully guide me for a long, long time. Hang in there. The journey will progress with time..:purplebananna:

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