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I was banded January 10, 2013. Weighed 273 lbs. My current weight is 220. Have had 5 fills and still have not reached green zone. How many more fills will it take? What is the number of fills has anyone had before reaching green zone?

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Hi Peaches, I was banded one day after you and I've had 8 fills. I'm finally in the green zone, but everyone is different as you know. Great job on your loss so far! :)

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I was banded Oct 2012 and it took 4 fills.Last fill was the end of May.

I had to have port revision at 3mths out, so that delayed my fills for an added 6wks.

Also no fill at time off LBS.

It takes a while, but it's worth the wait.

You're doing great. Hang in there!

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Definitely going to vary depending on the person and amount of each fill, but based on the posts I've read, the average seems to be 4 or 5.

I'm in the green zone with 3 fills, but they were pretty big fills. At 4.6 CC, the band was giving me almost no help. At 6.0 CC it has drastically decreased my appetite.

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All bodies are different. I have only 5. cc in a 10 cc band, and I am at "green". So, only your body will know. But, once you hit it, you are necessarily going to stay there. You can go "red" easily if you are not careful with your fills! Best wishes!!!!

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It all depends on how much they are giving you at each fill and what you sweet spot it- you don't know til you get there.

I was banded April 29th with 4cc in the band at the time of surgery, 4 weeks later- May 28th, they added 1cc, then 4 weeks after that, yesterday, they added another full cc. So, I'm currently at 6cc's. My Dr said typically between 5 & 7 should put me in the Green Zone. So, fingers crossed!

Good luck!

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everyone is different, myself and several others have not needed a fill at all, and their are others that need several, before i had surgery i had resigned myself to the idea of not being in the green zone for a year, i'm lucky, chin up you'll get there. :)

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Unfortunately no one can answer your question for you. Everyone is different and it all depends on you and your anatomy.

Some people are in the Green Zone with no fills- they're obviously the lucky ones.

I only have 5.2cc in my band and I'm very much in the Green Zone. The first time I hit the Green Zone I had only 4.9cc in my band and that was after 4 fills- but then as I lost weight my stomach shrunk so I needed a little more.

Be patient, it will come.

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I've had 5 fills for a total of 9cc in a 14cc band and I do not think I am in the green zone. I go next week and I am hoping and praying that my dr will give me another small fill. I think I'm close but I know I'm not there. He's getting nervous about continuing to give me fills, which I appreciate, but I'm still ravenous and battling hunger all the time. Maybe this next time will be the elusive green zone? But I also think that the green zone is ever changing as our stomachs change. Just like this whole weight loss challenge, it's constant work and almost always on my mind. But progress is being made and that makes me so happy!

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Your comments are so helpful I was banded in April and just received my third fill two days ago. I am really feeling no different yet. Is this normal? I have felt nothing that I would call restriction.

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