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My surgery is this Thursday, and I've been reading and learning so much from everyone on this site/ I love it...how much do they fill you with on the first fill?

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I think it really varies -- there are different fill amts and different band sizes. They gave me 3 cc in a 10 cc band for my first fill. Its a good queston for your doc. Good luck thurs!

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Every Dr is different.

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Also, some drs put some Fluid in during surgery which might also affect your later fill amounts.

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I get my 1st fill tomorrow. I don't know what size band I have so I am excited to find out the size and the amount of fill I will get. I hope I can tell the difference. Right now I can eat anything.

Good Luck Thursday....

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My doctor doesn't put anything in during surgery. Six weeks later, he put 5cc in my 11cc band. I am scheduled for my next fill on April 9th - can't wait. I can still eat alot in my opinion and don't feel any restriction with 5cc. However, I joined Weight Watchers on Monday and have lost 4 lbs, in one week - whoop whoop! So I think it is a combination of both WW and healthy eating while "pretending" I have restriction - lol. I am hoping that I can get true restriction on the next fill. Until then, it's amazing how good it feels to finally see that scale moving after being at the same weight basically since the surgery. Happy Banding everyone! :)

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