Fills

[2babutterfly 483]

I had almost all of my Fluid removed due to being too tight and a prolapse in July. A month ago we began refilling by adding 3cc which had me at 4 1/2. I have zero restriction with that and I'm hungry all he time. I go back Monday and I was wondering if I should ask for another aggressive fill (like2cc) or can 1 cc sometimes make a huge difference in restriction? Thanks fellow banisters!

[es1120 141]

It's really different for everyone. I was banded 3/28 and my first full was 1 or 1.5 ccs. After that, I had 3 or 4 more fills of 0.25 ccs. I felt no difference at all. I lost inches but no pounds. I went last Tuesday and told him I was frustrated and not feeling like I had a band at all. He put in 1 cc and I notice the difference. It's not a huge difference but a good place to see if I start losing again.

My advice used to be go slow. However, my PERSONAL, experience, I wish we would have been more aggressive.

Good luck to you!

[NaNa 878]

I had almost all of my Fluid removed due to being too tight and a prolapse in July. A month ago we began refilling by adding 3cc which had me at 4 1/2. I have zero restriction with that and I'm hungry all he time. I go back Monday and I was wondering if I should ask for another aggressive fill (like2cc) or can 1 cc sometimes make a huge difference in restriction? Thanks fellow banisters!

I know it sucks, but since you had a huge pouch dilation (prolaspe), I would go slow, if you have absolutely NO restriction, I would ask for 1.5cc instead of 2cc, then see how you feel, and then try to ease up on the next subsequent fills until you get near the green zone.

If your band has prolasped you may want to start looking into getting your pouch fixed, with the AP bands they can be easily unbuckled, without removing the band.

From personal experience with a previous pouch dilation, it's nothing but a "band aid" to a damaged band.

And with future fills, you cannot get back very tight (without issues of reflux, and risk a full band slip)

Good luck

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Honestly, I'd let your doctor decide what the best fill amount for you is. He knows you, your body, and health history best. Let him decide what the right amount is.

[NaNa 878]

Honestly, I'd let your doctor decide what the best fill amount for you is. He knows you, your body, and health history best. Let him decide what the right amount is.

Good answer! We don't know her health history, but what we do know is that she probably should not go too aggressive especially with a damage band.

Most surgeon do slowly start to fill the band again, I've never had a prolaspe band -- never got to the point of prolaspe, meaning a huge pouch, my pouch dilation was small (concentric) so her problem is way worse than my mild pouch dilation was with my old band, so she really needs to be careful.

I've seen many go back and get aggressive fills after a bad slip and ended up getting emergency surgery to remove the band, so sometimes surgeons are not in control and give the patient what they want -- a big fill, even if it results in a complication.

It's her body and the surgeon works for her and the surgeon will get paid just as much money to remove a slipped band, unfortunately.

[2babutterfly 483]

Maybe I used the wrong terms. I didn't have a huge prolapse my band was too tight and I stretched my pouch out some. And although I am anxious for restriction, I will be cautious and stick with a smaller fill to be safe. Thanks for the advice!