is it normal to still not feel restriction

[bonmah77 20]

Hi All,

I was banded Nov 8 2012 and have lost 40 lbs with 50 more to go! I gotten fills every 6-8 weeks since December and still don't feel a lot of restriction. I have only had one incident of sliming and that was because I ate way to fast. I am concerned that perhaps my band isn't holding the Fluid put in. The other night I was able to eat an entire chicken parm grinder on italian bread! And I had my fill 3 weeks prior.

I guess my question is, could my band not be holding the Fluid from my fills and how do they check it?

Thanks

Bonnie

[SolracSpree 133]

What my doc does is every time he gives a fill, he takes out all the liquid from the band to measure it and then adds the amount for the next fill. This would show if you might have a leak if he knows he put in 5cc and now there is only 3. If that makes any sense.

Also I dont know how much food a grinder is but it sounds like way too much to be eating at one time. Make sure you are measuring your food. 1 cup is my Doc's max. Yours might be different? But if you eat that 1 cup and still aren't satisfied then you can always eat again when you are hungry. It would suck for you to come this far and damage your band.

[GuyMontag 1,264]

You might be on the loose side but you're weight loss is great. I too was worried I had a leak because with 14cc in my 14cc band I could still eat a whopper with the bun some days. I had them pull my Fluid out and check it and sure enough it was all there. Unfortunately, what I didn't realize was that pulling out the fluid and just putting it right back can cause the band to shift a little and make you swell. What happened to me was the checking of the fluid along with a a slight addition of fluid caused me to be way too tight. I wish I would have just had them check the fluid and not gotten a fill at the same time because of how close to the green zone I was but live and learn. It's easy for them to check your fluid amount and they should know how much is supposed to be in there. You may have a leak or you may just have a very lean stomach. Good luck and keep us posted!