Is The Band Too Big

[Rosario_35 2]

Is it possible for the band to be too big for my stomach? I'm on my second fill total of 5cc and still cant get full, im so disappointed and a bit depressed.

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I'm assuming you have a 10cc band, in which case it's only half full. Most people take multiple fills to have adequate hunger control, you've only had two, so you need to be patient and give it time.

One quick thing- the band isn't supposed to make you feel full so don't expect or look for that full feeling you had before surgery. The only thing the band is supposed to do is help you to be satisfied on less food for longer periods of time. Satisfied means no longer physically hungry, it has nothing to do with being full.

Good luck.

[2muchfun 8,927]

Like Missy said you need to look for satiation not fullness. But, for most of us, it's the restriction that signals that we are close to being in the green zone. And unfortunately, that means a stuck episode or three. Not all of us experience it this way but many do. It's the signal where you know you're eating too fast, taking big bites, not chewing adequately or your band is too tight.

Apparently you're not there? And two fills rarely ever gets you there. Took me 3 fills to feel a little restriction and 6 to get to the green zone. And the feeling or the restriction can come at you with very small fills. Just keep going back for fills till you find a little restriction. It can happen with your next fill.

And BTW, this slow process of sneaking up on the green zone is partially intentional by doctors. It takes time to re-teach yourself to eat small, chew big and do it all very slowly. Those three actions are the antithesis of how most all of us have eaten most of our lives.

tmf

[Rosario_35 2]

Thank you guys i feel a bit better about it, i will definitely wok on my chewing

thanks, lots of love