Ok...whats The Deal!!

[Wisegirl1 7]

Had my 1st fill yesterday and was given 5ccs and I feel no different, food and Water go down the same way as if I didn't have the band. No restriction whatsoever.

[lwade34 2]

Did they try to pull any out to be sure it went in port?..

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food and Water aren't supposed to go down any different. The only thing the band is supposed to is satiate your hunger with less food for longer periods of time. Nothing else.

[FLORIDAYS 3,040]

Can you eat more than 4/6 oz of food at a time? If so then you may need more... But 5ccs for the first fill is a lot. Give it a few weeks. Sometimes it takes a few days to feel the difference

[Wisegirl1 7]

food and Water aren't supposed to go down any different. The only thing the band is supposed to is satiate your hunger with less food for longer periods of time. Nothing else.

It doesn't even do that, I am hungry all the time and could eat alot more but I control my portion sizes, after 30 minutes or so I am hungry again.

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Then it sounds like you just haven't found your Green Zone yet. I know it's hard but most people do require multiple fills before they have adequate Fluid in their bands. And 5cc is a very big fill, so I'm guessing good restriction will come quicker than later.

Be patient, it'll happen

[Wisegirl1 7]

I go back in 4 weeks, but the max my band can take is 9ccs so I am hoping to get some restriction soon.

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I go back in 4 weeks, but the max my band can take is 9ccs so I am hoping to get some restriction soon.

As you get close to the Green Zone, you'll be shocked how big a difference even the smallest fill can make. Even a fill as small as .2cc can make a huge difference, so don't worry about running out of room in your band. You still have a lot of room for fills.

[Kami172000 16]

Ok i dont know why mis73 keeps telling everyone that the band is not suppose to help you feel full. Its designed to help you feel full, feel full longer and with less food. Heres a clip from the web

Adjustments

The lap band works by decreasing the size of the stomach as well as making the stomach feel full longer. The lap band makes you feel full by inflating a small balloon located inside of the device. This balloon can continually be inflated and deflated by outside control. It also allows the physician to expand the balloon if complications occur. To expand the lap band a small amount of saline solution is inserted into the device through an access port just underneath the skin

Now me personally feel full all day long when i dont even eat a damn thing. My stomach could be growling like a damn bear but i feel full/no hungry. Now its not designed to to make you feel stuffed or anything but it does help you to feel full plain and simple.

[marketingdude 79]

It doesn't even do that, I am hungry all the time and could eat alot more but I control my portion sizes, after 30 minutes or so I am hungry again.

Not trying to scare you (as this may not be the issue at all) but it is a possibility that there is a leak in your tube. Since your doctor didn't do the fill under florascopy (most likely anyway) there is a risk there is a leak there which is why you feel no difference.

Again, I'm not saying this is it....but it is a possibility. Just rather you be informed either way.

P.S. With all the trial and error that the Doctors due (to try to find your port during a fill) it seems common sense that the port tubing could get accidentally pricked in the process. Hence...causing people to lose their fill and no one would know until the next fill (because the fill wasn't done under florascopy).

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

wise, i dont think there is a a (leak)..

but MD is right in saying things COULD happen but dont worry about things that are not occurring right now with your band. you are still newly banded and most likely still healing alittle bit also.

the more fills you get, the more it should help you eat less.

it wont make you (un hungry though). its us to you to eat your Protein *to make you full* and try to hang in there until you get the fills to where they need to be.

so just do what you can. remember to eat to live and not live to eat. all the best honey.

[amiewerm 1]

Kami172000 that is exactly what mis73 said, its designed to satiate you longer....satiate =satisfy

[Kami172000 16]

Kami172000 that is exactly what mis73 said' date=' its designed to satiate you longer....satiate =satisfy

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If you look at all her post she tells everyone its not to help you feel full. But it does. She is sending the wrong message out to everyone. It also help control how much you can eat. Yes there is certain points when you can eat more then you should and thats when self control comes in but she needs explain that instead of just say the band doesnt do this and that and doesnt help with all of this. It does.

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Ok i dont know why mis73 keeps telling everyone that the band is not suppose to help you feel full. Its designed to help you feel full, feel full longer and with less food. Heres a clip from the web

Adjustments

The lap band works by decreasing the size of the stomach as well as making the stomach feel full longer. The lap band makes you feel full by inflating a small balloon located inside of the device. This balloon can continually be inflated and deflated by outside control. It also allows the physician to expand the balloon if complications occur. To expand the lap band a small amount of saline solution is inserted into the device through an access port just underneath the skin

Now me personally feel full all day long when i dont even eat a damn thing. My stomach could be growling like a damn bear but i feel full/no hungry. Now its not designed to to make you feel stuffed or anything but it does help you to feel full plain and simple.

I say that because it's fact. It's not supposed to give you that full feeling you had before surgery. Too often people strive for that and end up over filled and too tight because of it. It's supposed to satiate your hunger for longer periods of time on less food.< /p>

Here's some education on the topic from one of the leaders in the field: http://drsimpson.net...estriction.html

"When talking about the band, some patients talk about restriction. Let's first be clear about one thing: the purpose of the band is not restriction; the purpose of the band is to lose weight by suppressing the appetite."

"When you eat Thanksgiving dinner, you can feel stuffed. Contrast that with the sensation two hours after you eat your big meal, at that point your appetite is suppressed. It is the subtle dimming of the appetite that the band should provide. Being stuffed after a large meal is a complicated sensation of the abdominal wall stretching and a lot of gas in the bowel, in addition to feeling a diminution of appetite. You will not, and should not, feel the abdominal wall stretch with the band. You should not feel the "near nausea" and you should not feel bloated.

Key point:

You should NEVER eat until you feel full. It is best to stop eating before you "feel full." If you do eat until you feel full you will most likely be overstuffed. This leads to the universal key to success -- patients who eat a small volume of food (which, if you measure, is consistent) will be successful with the band. If you want to succeed, you need to know how much you are eating, and then stop eating -- it is in your control, but the band will help you -- not by stopping you, but by allowing you to feel satisfied after the small volume."

[Kami172000 16]

I say that because it's fact. It's not supposed to give you that full feeling you had before surgery. Too often people strive for that and end up over filled and too tight because of it. It's supposed to satiate your hunger for longer periods of time on less food.

Here's some education on the topic from one of the leaders in the field: http://drsimpson.net...estriction.html

"When talking about the band' date=' some patients talk about restriction. Let's first be clear about one thing: the purpose of the band is not restriction; the purpose of the band is to lose weight by suppressing the appetite."

"When you eat Thanksgiving dinner, you can feel stuffed. Contrast that with the sensation two hours after you eat your big meal, at that point your appetite is suppressed. It is the subtle dimming of the appetite that the band should provide. Being stuffed after a large meal is a complicated sensation of the abdominal wall stretching and a lot of gas in the bowel, in addition to feeling a diminution of appetite. You will not, and should not, feel the abdominal wall stretch with the band. You should not feel the "near nausea" and you should not feel bloated.

Key point:

You should NEVER eat until you feel full. It is best to stop eating before you "feel full." If you do eat until you feel full you will most likely be overstuffed. This leads to the universal key to success -- patients who eat a small volume of food (which, if you measure, is consistent) will be successful with the band. If you want to succeed, you need to know how much you are eating, and then stop eating -- it is in your control, but the band will help you -- not by stopping you, but by allowing you to feel satisfied after the small volume."[/quote']

But you need to explain when telling ppl its not to help you feel full by what you mean. Not full like before surgery full. And you should explain that its a lot of self control also, not just that the band doesnt help with anything. You make it sound like the band is there not even to help you. Just saying a lot of people are gettung the wrong idea of the band when things are properly explained.