Hey Cleo...

[ElfiePoo 109]

I've been thinking about you because I know you struggled with this band as I have. Just wondering where you're at now and if you've found a way to make it work?

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[Cleo's Mom 257]

Thanks for thinking of me. I see my doctor next week and am going to talk to him about it. I am not inclined to want a fill because even if I could be guaranteed to lose 30 lbs but the possibility of getting stuck increased I would say no. That stuck episode that took me to the ER is still fresh in my mind. That pain was beyond belief. I couldn't even speak to the intake nurse. I have never been in that much pain before. And I've had a lot of health problems.

So, we'll see what he has to say. He didn't put this 4cc band in, he doesn't put the port where mine is, so he is dealing with another surgeon's work. I am not optimistic that the band will work for me like it has for others. But I do my part with healthy eating, food journal, counting calories and daily exercise.

Thanks for asking. Very nice of you.

[ElfiePoo 109]

He didn't put this 4cc band in, he doesn't put the port where mine is, so he is dealing with another surgeon's work. I am not optimistic that the band will work for me like it has for others. But I do my part with healthy eating, food journal, counting calories and daily exercise.

Thanks for asking. Very nice of you.

A 4 cc band...wow. From others, it seems like the 4cc is pickier when it comes to fine tuning it. There can be as little as a .1cc difference between sweet spot and overfill and finding it is tricky. I am so sorry you've had to go through all of this and haven't found that happy place with your band. I hope this new doctor can find some way to help you. :thumbup:

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[Cleo's Mom 257]

A 4 cc band...wow. From others, it seems like the 4cc is pickier when it comes to fine tuning it. There can be as little as a .1cc difference between sweet spot and overfill and finding it is tricky. I am so sorry you've had to go through all of this and haven't found that happy place with your band. I hope this new doctor can find some way to help you.

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I have posted this elsewhere but my former surgeon and his partner took over a retiring bariatric surgeon's practice (they are general surgeon, too, in addition to getting into WLS) and I think they wanted to use up old inventory before it expired - and that included the old 4cc bands. They have a sterility expiration date. My current doctor said the same thing you did that the 4cc band is harder to fill - it can take micro amounts of fill. My idiot former surgeon gave me 2cc's and then 1cc for a total of 3cc's - and I couldn't imagine why I was having so many problems with 3cc's in a 10 cc band - because that is the size band he told me I had. Another of many reasons why I left him and found a competent doctor.

Thanks, again.