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I have just been banded (16 dec) with a 4ml band and notice that some of you have larger size bands. Unfortunately I didn't discuss this with my doctor at the time. I am a low Bmi'er of 34. I have lost 7kg to date which I am happy with but wondered down the track am I going to be at a disadvantage having the smaller band. I would be interested in people 's opinions. Thank you. Lisa

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I think w/ the larger size bands because they hold more cc's they can be more precisely adjusted on fills. For example when honing in on the sweetspot - adjustments can be .2 cc's and on a 10 cc band that is a very small increment. You would need to do less than .1 cc to have a similar effect on a 4 cc band.

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Hi:

On the negative side, my surgeon stopped using the smallest band because he had to reoperate on three people in one month because it ended up being too tight after surgery when they swelled. He used to use the smallest band for women and the larger bands for men. Now they use the larger bands for everyone.

On the positive side, I have the smallest band. I found it was easy to get to my sweet spot at first. Now, I've not had a fill for over six months and am in the green zone most of the time. If I could just get past the "grazing" habit I got recently I'd be great. As it is, I'm ten pounds higher than I should be. I may need a small fill when I lose those ten pounds, but I doubt it.

Best wishes to you.

I love my band and my new flat tummy!

Sue

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