First Fill Today!!!

[hmd 7]

Ok so I was banded on July 2,2012 and have been doing great, down to 236 from 267 day of surgery. Here's my question. since surgery I was NEVER hungry anymore. Been getting ALL of my daily Protein and most-ish of my fluids in but about 10 days ago I began actually feeling hungry again I am two weeks past the usual time my dr typically does first fills. I still don't know what size band I got but I think it's a 14cc band... What fill should I expect? 4cc-5cc or am I dreaming? It's almost 9am now and fill is at 11am (ironically on my lunch break)

[2muchfun 8,927]

Many bandsters fret over the size of their band and how much Fluid is in it. It's not important at all. For some people 1 CC may be enough and for others it may take all 14 CCs to get them to the green zone. Every one is different. Less is not better and more is ditto.

Every doctor is different too. I would go in with no expectations at all because it's just not important. Some doctors fill by how much pressure it takes to push the saline through the port and they can feel this in the syringe. Others may have a set amount they like to use on the first visit.

Every stomach is different. Some have thicker or thinner stomach lining? Some have a slightly different shape near the upper sphincter. Some doctors put the band on closer to the top of the stomach and others lower. Some bandsters have a lot of fat surrounding the stomach so less saline/fill works better.

tmf

[Justme9786 50]

2muchfun hit it dead on. Everyone is different. Some people don't even NEED a fill, just the band itself is enough restriction. Others may need almost completely full. Example: Me and my friend have the same band....10cc....I could barely keep liquids down with a 4.4 fill and had to go to 3.9 and she is up to 7.5 now and JUST now feeling restriction.

[hmd 7]

All is well,great doc... Stung a little but no big (really, no big). Got 1cc in my 14cc band (finally got that answered)... Back in a month for another go