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Maybe I was still pretty groggy, but after my surgery when I had to do the barium swallow, I asked my surgeon if he put anything in my band, I'm pretty sure I heard 4ccs.. CAN THAT BE RIGHT❔❔❔❔

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Where any of you filled the day of? If so how much? My mom also said that he streesed how well I did in the pre op diet.. Maybe that's why? Not too sure but I will be asking him at my post op appt this week.

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Thank you, Interestingly everything is going down well :)

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Many surgeons add some fill on the day of surgery. The band (well the AP band anyway) is primed with some saline. Some surgeons leave the prime, some don't.

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Many bandsters stress over how many CCs are in their band. It's a moot point. Every doctor is different, every patient is different. Your stomach shape and the thickness of your stomach wall is special to only you. Where the band is placed can have an effect on how many CCs it takes to get to restriction. The shape and thickness of your upper stomach effects the same.

So, two people can be the same height and weight but their stomachs will differ. The band size will differ. Where the band is placed will differ. I have no idea how many CCs are in my band and neither does my doctor. All I care about is do I have enough restriction to help me reach satiety before I eat toomuch food?

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Many bandsters stress over how many CCs are in their band. It's a moot point. Every doctor is different' date=' every patient is different. Your stomach shape and the thickness of your stomach wall is special to only you. Where the band is placed can have an effect on how many CCs it takes to get to restriction. The shape and thickness of your upper stomach effects the same.

So, two people can be the same height and weight but their stomachs will differ. The band size will differ. Where the band is placed will differ. I have no idea how many CCs are in my band and neither does my doctor. All I care about is do I have enough restriction to help me reach satiety before I eat toomuch food?

tmf[/quote']

Thank you sir, I see where you are coming from.

Thanks again for your response. I really appreciate it :)

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Welcome aboard bandette. Look forward to hearing more from you. Remember to obey your doctor!

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My doc put in 2.7cc at surgery. Maybe it helped me reach my sweet spot sooner or not have much of bandster hell....who knows.

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Welcome aboard bandette. Look forward to hearing more from you. Remember to obey your doctor!

tmf

Thank you for the reminder and thanks for being so welcoming.

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