wanttobethin1 0 Posted July 2, 2006 My sister and I had our surgery 8/2005. I have only lost 25 pds. It took me a long time to find a Doctor since I had my surgery in TJ Mexico 4 months after surgery I had my fill 1 cc. I have a 4cc Inmed band. I went for first fill in Jan. With no resriction I returned in Feb. to find that there was nothing in my band. The Doctor said that I might have a leak so he used something use to do my fill with 1 1/2 cc. With no restriction I returned in March to find that he stated that there was a fill in it this time with 5 lbs lost he didn't want to give me another fill but he did now up to 2 1/2 cc still to this day no retrictions no more fills. I want to find a Doctor Iin Tn. or some were close to Memphis TN that will do fill under floroscopy.... I just feel that the Doctor was not hitting the port. I don't uerstand this fill business. I have read so much but don't have a clear understand even after speaking to a Doctor. How can you have a 4cc band but have 41/2 to more fills HELP> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisabethsew 50 Posted July 2, 2006 I posted to you on another thread but a 4cc band holds 4 cc's of AIR. The MD should aspirate the air out of the port the first time you have a fill. My 4cc Inamed Vanguard band holds 10 or 11 cc's of saline but even that can be "stretched" to more. I felt no restriction with the first fill of 1.5 cc's. The second one was 3 cc's for a total of 4.5 cc's and that did the trick. You need another fill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RTWISDALE 0 Posted July 3, 2006 I have not been told this before and all the reading I have not seen this... So I will try again it has been so upsetting to continue to spend this kind of money with out some kind of weight loss... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
