FrannyAnny82

I've been banded for 6 months with the 11ml band. I'm already at the 11ml fill and still have not reached the green zone. Has anyone ever heard of this?

Yeah I have to talk to my doctor. I was really shocked when i reached my fill capacity. Its a little discouraging I thought I'd reach my green zone like 4 fills ago.

Yeah I haven't heard of anyone else with this problem either. Yes they removed all the fluid to make sure there was no leak. I've also had the live X-ray don't at almost each fill to make sure the barium is moving through correctly. Everything seems correct except its almost like the band is to big for my anatomy if that makes sense.

OK I'm going to be surprised if this has happened to someone else. I have a 11ml band. I've reached the 11ml fill and its still not tight enough. Huh, :0 right! I've reached my fill limit and food and liquid are passing through like i have no band. Dr. said this can happen when people have a small tube (forgot the technical term he used) to their stomach. Ugh please tell me I'm not alone and this has happened to someone else? Thanks to anyone who has feedback!

Hello- Yes my doctor has checked the band through x-ray to make sure the band is positioned correctly and had me drink the barium ( a few times now) to see how tight the band is. He was also surprised as to how fast the liquid was moving through. He did mention in some cases even though the band is suggested to hold a certain amount of ml's a little more can be added. No-I'm not looking to be a size 2 in a month. I realize this takes time and I'm in for the long haul. But this my 6th fill and I'm not feeling affects. Its a little discouraging. I've been eating lots of protein and high fiber foods to stay full longer. Thank you for the recommendations I'll definitely check our the magz on the site!!