I am losing faith in my band.............I had 3 fills with 8cc in 11cc band and I feel very mild restriction. I don't know if I am one of those for whom band doesn't work, but I am scared. I heard stories of people losing late but I am 3 months post op and have lost only 1/2 a pound. What should I do? PLEASE HELP ME.......................what if 3 more cc's won't make any change??????????? Sometimes I wish I had gone for gastric bypass but I chickened out. Is anyone else in the same boat as me?

Don't despair. I have the 9cc Realize band and it wasn't until I got more than 9cc that I had true lasting restriction. I think I've read that most people get good restriction with the band I have at around 7.5cc, but I was stubborn..lol

I was worried each time my restriction seemed to almost disappear, but my final fill was "the fill" that stayed with me. I have what I consider perfect restriction now and it hasn't changed a bit in two months.

Thanks Kiz!!!!! I have realize band also. I wish I got the restriction you are talking about. I never heard getting more fills above the capacity of the band. May be thats what I might need. How many fills you had before you felt the restriction?

I had restriction after most fills, I got them monthly and at least once after two weeks, but it wasn't until my last fill of 0.5cc that I really knew it was "the one". My doctor wants us to eat only 1/2 cup meals, and up until this last fill, I generally tried to stop at 1/2 cup, but I didn't feel a true sense of satiety and I would get hungry relatively quickly. Now, when I eat 1/2 cup, I feel that feeling of satisfaction and it lasts for over four hours most meals. Also, if I ate much more than 1/2 cup, I'd feel tight and over-full.

The closer you get to good restriction, the less fill you need to make huge changes. You may end up being like me and need to push the limit, but chances are, you won't. My doctor only has a few patients with the Realize Band that needed to go over 9cc to get good restriction.

Edited September 28, 200916 yr by kiz

I'm glad Im reading this because that is my problem right now. I have the realize band and only have 5.8 cc's. Its been almost 1 year and only if anything 12 pounds, im giving up but hey maybe I need more fill. Actually it depends there is time when I feel tighter then other days. Sometimes I eat more some less. I need help