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I have 5 questions for anybody who has time.

1)How much of a fill you all got the first visit?

2)What size and brand of band?

3)Did your Dr. use floro or not for this first visit?

4)How much did you get on your second fill?

5)How long before you NEEDED (not got it, but needed it) your second fill?

I'm finally getting a fill on the 4th!

Thanks soooo much!

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1)How much of a fill you all got the first visit? 1.5cc

2)What size and brand of band? 4cc Inamed

3)Did your Dr. use floro or not for this first visit? No flouro & no problem finding the port and doing the fill without it. (either time)

4)How much did you get on your second fill? .25 cc for a total of 1.75. I was also given the option of doing the full .5 cc for a total of 2, but I don't want to be over-aggressive on my fills.

5)How long before you NEEDED (not got it, but needed it) your second fill? I needed it right away -- the first fill did nothing for me. I waited 2 weeks though, just to make sure.

That said, the amount each person needs is different. You might need more or less than what everyone else is getting.

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1)How much of a fill you all got the first visit? 2.oocc.

2)What size and brand of band?9.75 C. inamed

3)Did your Dr. use floro or not for this first visit? yes

4)How much did you get on your second fill? Getting second fill tomorrow

5)How long before you NEEDED (not got it, but needed it) your second fill? one week

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1)How much of a fill you all got the first visit? 1cc for my first fill

2)What size and brand of band?4cc band, Inamed

3)Did your Dr. use floro or not for this first visit?no fluro used for fills

4)How much did you get on your second fill?0.5cc

5)How long before you NEEDED (not got it, but needed it) your second fill?My surgeon told me to come back two weeks after the first fill if I didn't notice a change in my restriction. So I did return for another fill.

Hope that helps..

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1)How much of a fill you all got the first visit?

.5cc

2)What size and brand of band?4 cc Inamed

3)Did your Dr. use floro or not for this first visit?no

4)How much did you get on your second fill?none yet

5)How long before you NEEDED (not got it, but needed it) your second fill?2wks but I got very little the first time due to an extended trip which was 3 days following my first fill.

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1)How much of a fill you all got the first visit? The Dr put 2.5ml in my band during surgery, and I felt restricted for a month or so. I then got I think it was about 2mls and felt restriction for 2 weeks or so.

2)What size and brand of band? Vg 10ml band

3)Did your Dr. use floro or not for this first visit? He uses it everytime

4)How much did you get on your second fill? See above

5)How long before you NEEDED (not got it, but needed it) your second fill? 2 weeks with each of my 9 fills till the 8th one which lasted about 2 months.

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1)How much of a fill you all got the first visit? The Dr put 3.4ml in my band almost 4 weeks to the day after my surgery, and I felt a little restricted, but I am still on the mushie stage and not going to do anything else until after I see how I do on solid foods.

2)What size and brand of band? Vg 10ml band

3)Did your Dr. use floro or not for this first visit? He uses floro everytime

4)How much did you get on your second fill? Haven't had one yet.

5)How long before you NEEDED (not got it, but needed it) your second fill? N/A at this time.

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1)How much of a fill you all got the first visit?

i had 2 cc the day of surgery and another 2 one month later (in 10 cc band)

2)What size and brand of band?

my band is the French one by HÉLIOSCOPIE and holds 10 cc

3)Did your Dr. use floro or not for this first visit?

No as he says its not necessary (to me at least)

4)How much did you get on your second fill?

i didn't go yet for a 2nd fill (or lets say better 3rd)

5)How long before you NEEDED (not got it, but needed it) your second fill?

before 2 months i did the 1st fill and i don't feel that i need yet fill..

I'm finally getting a fill on the 4th!

Good Luck!

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1)How much of a fill you all got the first visit? 1cc

2)What size and brand of band? 4cc inamed

3)Did your Dr. use floro or not for this first visit? no

4)How much did you get on your second fill? .5 cc but had to get some removed

5)How long before you NEEDED (not got it, but needed it) your second fill? 2 weeks after fill 1

I am now at 1.4 cc and have fair restriction. I haven't had it increased because I travel alot and have times of greater restriction. I am still losing - just not as quickly as I like. Good luck.

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1)How much of a fill you all got the first visit? i got over 3cc's. I was a special case though because they had a REALLY hard time finding the port even with floro. I had bruises all over my stomach, so to avoid me having to come back in they gave me a bigger fill and did a barium swallow to see how restricted i was.

2)What size and brand of band? Inamed 10cc VG

3)Did your Dr. use floro or not for this first visit? yes

4)How much did you get on your second fill? None, i don't need one i am TIGHT

5)How long before you NEEDED (not got it, but needed it) your second fill? haven't need one yet and its been 3 weeks since my fill.

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1)How much of a fill you all got the first visit? .5cc

2)What size and brand of band? Inamed, size?

3)Did your Dr. use floro or not for this first visit? YES

4)How much did you get on your second fill? Haven't had one

5)How long before you NEEDED (not got it, but needed it) your second fill? N/A

Cindy

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1)How much of a fill you all got the first visit?

I got 1.2 cc's which is a larger fill than my doc normally does because of some minor issues getting to my very deep port.

2)What size and brand of band?

4cc Inamed

3)Did your Dr. use floro or not for this first visit?

Nope. He only uses floro in a very extreme circumstance.

4)How much did you get on your second fill?

Second fill scheduled for a little over a week away. I don't think it will take much, I need *just* a skosh.

5)How long before you NEEDED (not got it, but needed it) your second fill?

It's been just over two months. I had super restriction at first but it's since been not so.

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1)2cc's

2)9.75cm (4cc) Inamed

3)He always uses flouro

4).6cc's, and a few months later I had .3 removed.

5)Probably within 1 month of my first fill, but I didn't get it for 3 months.

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