At What Fill Did You Reach Restriction?

[Tahneesamson 41]

Ok I've had 3 fills so far and I'm at 7cc in a 10cc band and I'm still not at restriction!! At what fill and cc amount did you reach your green zone??

[Sojourner 2,446]

That varies widely between individuals...so there is really no way to compare one person's experience with another's.

I have only 3cc of Fluid, and definitely feel some restriction, but believe I will need to have a minimum of 1-2 additional fills before I get to my green zone. I'm just a bit conservative, and have requested that my surgeon add Fluid at a slower rate than many of the posters on this forum.

Best wishes...

[2muchfun 8,927]

I felt restriction at #3 but not to the green zone till #6.

tmf

[Moonlitedi 24]

I kinda felt something on fill 3 but really once I got fill 4 I was able to go for 5+ hours of feeling full. So really just go by feel and be patient. You will get there! Good Luck!

[andi525 8]

My dr said 5.5 is the average? I'm at that now and I have pretty good restriction

[Cyndie B 17]

I am on my 5th fill and I am at 6.1 cc's in a 10 cc band. I had my fill yesterday and boy am I tight...but I do finally feel like I'm in the green zone. My doctor said that around 6 cc's should be the green zone - but everyone is different.

[Bandin2life 0]

I didn't feel restriction until my 3rd fill on July 5th, I have a 10cc band with a total of 7.5 in it now. (I had 6cc prior to July 5th) I now feel a lot of restriction... I can only eat soft foods and I am learning how much I can really eat, and that is a very small mount. When I ate today, I felt like after a few bites, the food was sitting there and wanted to come back up, so I"m thinking I tried to eat too much (and that was only like a cup of baked samon. ) good luck

[Sultan Dablool 6]

7 cc on 7 cc Band but really restricted. Doctor said wd can add up to 8cc.

[Sultan Dablool 6]

7 cc on 7 cc Band but really restricted. Doctor said wd can add up to 8cc.

[Skyvic 226]

I'm at 5.5 cc but falling out of green zone...so I need a fill. I'm beginning to get hungry in between meals and weight not dropping. A sign I might need a very small fill. Everyone is different. My surgeon told me you could go for months without needing a fill...some don't even need a fill just the initial surgery. Crazy right? I would think as you lose weight your band would need small adjustments. Mine does at this point. Banded dec 21, 2010 started at 268, down to 187. But I wanted to go extremely slow. It has paid off now I'm ready for more weight loss ( goal possibly 145-150)