No restriction. Damage?

[endingyoyo 28]

I am 3 months post op. I have 8.5cc in my 14cc band. After each fill, I feel great for about 3 weeks, then I have NO restriction. I can eat anything!

Am I doing damage by eating more/not taking small bites during this time? I don't get stuck at all.

I have a fill tomorrow but have been out if control today!!!

[dylanmiles23 2,198]

I would talk to your doctor before you get another fill. I was banded last July and with 3 fills have less than 2cc's. I see my doctor every 2 months. Each doctor is different but really, talk to him first. Maybe also see your dietitian and see where your eating can be in more control.

Good luck.

[CHEZNOEL 4,061]

Just because you can eat large bite does not mean you should. Slow down and enjoy your food and Chew!

[alandra 3]

Im on the same like you two months after surgery 6cc and no restrictions at all how can i notice im getting to my green zone if i dont feel any difference from before lapband surgery :-(

[lellow 1,713]

I didn't feel my band until I had 6.5cc in my 10cc band. Some people just need more fills.

Between fills, try to stay on program. It's hard when you're hungry but it can be done. Think of the end game, what you're trying to achieve, and stay on program.

Having said that I had 3 years of green zone and then suddenly lost all restriction. I had a leak. So damage is possible but I would say so early in the piece it's far more likely that you just aren't at the right fill restriction yet.

[alandra 3]

Thats so true everyone is different so results may vary

Now my concern is how do you know if the band has a leak?

Because for me theres no difference before and after surgery it worked really good first week but after that i havent had any restrictions :-!

[lellow 1,713]

yeah was the same for me. The first time I even FELT the band was at 6.5cc. I was beginning to think that they cut me up but didn't put anything in. But they did and the day came when a fill actually made me feel something. It still took up to 8.5cc to get to the green zone for me though.

As for the leak, I knew something was wrong because I had had great, quite constant restriction for 3 years at 8.5cc and then lost all restriction. I couldn't feel the band at all again. They removed all the Fluid from my band and I only had about 4cc in my band instead of the 8.5cc they put in.

AND then it took 15 months to resolve the leak because leaks (especially slow ones) can only be defected if you don't have any fills and then come back months later to find that some Fluid has disappeared from your band. So attempts to fix the leak failed twice before I finally got a full band replacement in April this year.

Having said that, though, leaky bands are not common and that's why I say if you can't feel anything right now, it is almost certainly because you need a higher level of fill and you just haven't gotten close to that level yet. I seriously doubt it's a leak.