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The surgeons office I'm going with includes one year of fills. The doctors say that that's 90 percent of the fills ill ever need.. Is that true?

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I'm not sure if it is true but my doctor did say the same thing.

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Probably, but sometimes Surgeon's need to tweak things a little. I have 5 cc. I have had 5 cc for about 2 years, but had a slip and needed to have everything removed and then a surgical revision. He had to remove everything, but when he put fill back in, I am still at 5 cc. Does that make sense? I sometimes ramble in teh early mornings. Best wishes, Karen

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My docotr has 1 year of fills with surgery costs and at my 6 month time, he will do a CBC (complete blood count) and check for any deficiencies in my blood.

Glad you're feeling better.

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Karen did u have your band removed?

No, just a revision. The surgeon took all fill out, for 1 week, then did revision, thn filled again after 1 month. He thought he would ahve to remove and place anew one, but he was able to revision it, instead. Hurray, for me! Karen

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How bad was the recovery from the revision? I'm having one next week.

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Actually, I answered on your other site. My recovery was quite a bit better than the earlier surgery. I was home within a few hours and felt pretty good. I knew what to expect, also. I was on a my 1st ever cruise 2 weeks after my surgery. The hardest part was waiting for the month to get a fill. Even tho' I had the band for 2 years, it was still hard. But, I adjusted my eating habits and did okay. Best wishes,Karen

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