Has anyone heard of this?? I have a lapband that holds 10 cc's.But was told yesterday at my surgeon's office that they dont like to fill much past 6 cc's?? I'm at 5.5 cc's and still haven't reached my sweet spot yet and I'm a little concerned.Any advice would be helpful & appreciated!!:confused:

I just wanted to give you all an update.After 2 months of extremely slow weight(2 lbs one month,1 lb the next) loss my surgeon has agreed to give me another fill under flouroscopy!!She said she would feel comfortable giving me a larger fill with more accuracy under xray.Plus she wants to check to make sure I haven't streched my pouch.What happens if you've streched your pouch??:scared2:

With your surgeon, who knows? But usually if the pouch is stretched, docs unfill you and let things "rest" for a while, then begin refilling. In order to stretch your pouch enough to cause trouble you generally have to consistently overeat. Note I said consistently...a time or two of wild abandon won't do it.

Odds are at 6ccs your pouch isn't stretched but you just need more restriction. Bands aren't one size/one fill level fits all, and while I'm no pro, your surgeon is the first I've ever heard of with a kooky "6 cc" rule. Bands can be filled to capacity...that's the point.

Restless Monkey,Thanks for the info!! I know this time she was like I have no problem filling you over 6 cc's if necessary!! I think she thought I was'nt really trying to lose and after 2 months of almost no weightloss she was more willing to work with me!!

I hope it's not stretched I would hate to have a complete unfill and I could only imagine how much weight I would gain with that!!:scared2:

well of course our pouches are made out of our stomach and it is VERY VERY stretchy, and also rebounds back down nicely. It makes sense the pouch would stretch a little but you'd have to really overdo to stretch it out, I think. So odds are you're really great! As my granny would say, "don't borrow trouble"...don't worry about it unless it happens. :scared2: