how much fill will your doctor put in

Eileenja · February 12, 2006

i have a 4cc band and my doctor says that no more than 2.5 cc's will be added because if he puts in any more, he is afraid of erosion. What has been your experience with this.:help:

NJChick · February 13, 2006

My friends doctor says he won't put no more than 3 cc's in a 4 cc band because he's afraid of erosion. I will ask my doctor the next time I see him.

NewSho · February 14, 2006

Mine just sadly shut me down at about 2.8 or so - he made it clear he's not doing more than that as of 2006. Luckily some of his other patients made it to 3.0 or so before then, but I was one of the unlucky ones as I didn't know his philosophy changed and I waited 'til 2006 for my next fill.

Since I need new restriction and asked (pleadingly) for a fill, I'm now no longer his patient. So I guess this "not filling it more than XXXX amount" is a big deal.

If someone had told me some surgeons (like my "soon to be former" surgeon) are only going to fill the band 2/3 of the way then I would have probably factored that in when I chose this type of WLS. But, I'll be curious to see what amounts other Banded folks' docs will allow them to have...