No restriction

[ljcoen81 0]

I had surgery on 5/17/10. I am not sure how many cc's my band can hold but so far I have 6cc's in it. I have no restriction at all. Does everyone have this problem until they reach their fill point or is there just something wrong with me? :biggrin:

[jiminyt 0]

I was banded in late May and just had my 5th fill on Monday. 8cc in a 14cc band. Today I realized that I have restriction. I have to be really careful eating. I'm full on just 3/4 cup of food and it's lasting 4-5 hrs. No more bread for me. I was really surprised by the delayed reaction. No more snacks!!! Don't worry because you will reach this zone soon. Good Luck......

[LarraineM 6]

EVERYBODY ! has to battle to get to a sweet spot,be patient follow your Dr instructions don't give up ! This is going to be your new normal, Its our new responsibility to continue the fills untill we find peace and appitite control the weightloss will happen. I ll be banded a year Oct 15. This battle to maintain control and listen to your band is forever if you are committed.

[Jungle Jen 0]

Hey there - I am in the same boat - banded May 11th now with 6cc's in 10 cc band and nothing - no restriction, no weight loss. totally discouraged. I am hoping that once I do have restriction that I will be able to loose the weight. I just don't feel like more dieting - feels like that is all I have ever done and I am tired of it - I just don't want to be hungry or thinking about food anymore. I just want this band to work and cut my apetite!

Let's hope that it is just a matter of time and restriction. Unless of course there was a batch of bad bands installed in May...just kidding (I hope!)

Keep the faith! Jen

[rafa2 5]

Hang in there, it wasn't until I had 10.5 cc in my band that I actually had restriction. And since then, the smallest adjustments (0.1cc) make a huge difference. Good luck!

[oreo4972 20]

I was banded in June of this year and have had three fills so far. I am currently up to 6 cc's in a 10 cc band and I have VERY LITTLE restriction. I understand your frustration as I have (only) lost 20 lbs. and can still eat a plate of food (not heaping, just regular portions). I am satisfied after one serving, but I get hungry frequently between meals. When I try to force my self to eat much smaller portions, I feel like I'm starving and want to eat everything!!! Some of my friends who are also banded tell me that it takes time to find your "sweet spot" and that once you do, you'll be on a roll. I just wish that I, too, could get full off of a salad plate portion of food. Hopefully, we'll get there soon! Good luck. :thumbup: