Aggressive Fills

[wanttobethin1 0]

La Madam you sound just like my Doctor. Word for word are sur you don't go to him. I do not feel full when I eat But I am now using you info and I eat what should be ate with the band. So times it is hard and so times it is not , But I am losing I have my mind where it needs to be I think I could do this with out the band write now. But I know that there will come a time when I will be back to my old ways and will need the help from this band. I just don't understand about these band and how much you can have put in them. I have brought this up in the past and have received different answer. I have a 10cc Inamed band how much does it hold some has said 4cc other say 10 cc I have ask one I have forgotten to ask the Doctor which I will do next visit. I know the surgeon told me about it but I just am so confused

[DonnaB 3]

La Madam you sound just like my Doctor. Word for word are sur you don't go to him. I do not feel full when I eat But I am now using you info and I eat what should be ate with the band. So times it is hard and so times it is not , But I am losing I have my mind where it needs to be I think I could do this with out the band write now. But I know that there will come a time when I will be back to my old ways and will need the help from this band. I just don't understand about these band and how much you can have put in them. I have brought this up in the past and have received different answer. I have a 10cc Inamed band how much does it hold some has said 4cc other say 10 cc I have ask one I have forgotten to ask the Doctor which I will do next visit. I know the surgeon told me about it but I just am so confused

I think you may be confusing the size of the actual band vs. the capacity of that band. People who have a 10cm band, have a band which will hold a capacity of 4cc's of saline. I'm not sure of the measurment of the bigger band, but it holds 10cc's of saline - more than twice the capacity of the 10cm band.

cm refers to the measurement of the actual band

cc refers to the amount of liquid the band will hold

Does that confuse the issue further, or does it make sense?

[wanttobethin1 0]

Thanks DonnaB that was what I was told but reading all of this info is so confusing

[Poodles 0]

Lesson learned:

Went for my second fill today. Saw Dr. Maese and he added 1 cc. Which is not too agressive. Had my pretty band picture made and he said, "You are tight, be sure to drink warm liquids in the morning." Then I go into the waiting room to drink Water. Less than 5 minutes later, I am throwing up Water, back on the table and they take out .4 cc's.

I told him I was sorry (based on the "not patient friendly" information I found on the board, I was scared), but he told me that it was nothing to worry about that I was just not used to being that tight, and that I still have twice as much fill as I did before. Not to chatty after that, but I was fixed...

Now I have 1.2 cc's.... and can swollow my spit... THANK GOODNESS.

Ask and ye shall receive... But maybe less agressive fills are the way to go.

[leatha_g 4]

lol, glad you stuck around to drink. yep. it's much better to go slow. nothing like getting home and not being able to swallow your own spit. be aware, even this fill can tighten up with time.. go slow.

[Violetflame 0]

Goodmorning,

I'm new to this thread, the "aggressive fill" title captured me. I have a 5cc Inamed. My first fill was 2.5 and I felt NOTHING, then I was given .2 for a 2.7, STILL nothing. Two cups of herbal tea and a blueberry fruit & Cereal bar for Breakfast the next morning prompted my Dr. to increase my first fill to 2.9-OK I felt that thank God.

So I frothed the next day but kept down all liquid diet and was able to fly back home. I complied with the 5-day after-fill orders. The only thing I had pain w/was dry chicken for my first solid Protein after the tweak.

What does "tighten up over time mean"? I hope it means I will get my $$$ worth out of this fill because I can still eat anything!

[Poodles 0]

Some people say that after a week or so their fill "kicks in". Meaning that they don't think it is working at first and then.... bam... there it is.

That is why they want at least 3 weeks between fills. (I think)

My fill is sooo tight this morning. I can drink my coffee, but MAN am I tight. If this one "kicks in" in a week or so, I will be in trouble. Really hoping that my swelling will go down. Geez... talk about learning my lesson!

So happy I had a little removed, I would have been totally miserable if not. So now I will recommend to everyone to go slow and stick around to drink if you can....

[Violetflame 0]

thanks Poodles, so i guess i'm as tight as it's going to get this fill. hot tea or coffee helps loosen me up too so i can have breakfast/lunch w/o chest pain. is that a pic of your baby? Very cute! I have a chocolate lab and a boxer mix -both rescue treasures.

[Poodles 0]

Ok, I am a weird person. I was given the name and found the pic on the internet. I emailed the owner and got permission to use it as my avatar. Been using it ever since. I have 2 dogs, a Schnauzer and a Mutt... I don't have a poodle. :love:

[Irish Girl 3]

Iulizbug....I am like you. I have a 4cc band with 3.25 in it. The doc said at the beginning he thought I would need the entire 4cc for perfect restriction. My next appointment is August 11 and hopefully I will get to where I need to be.

[sunflower 0]

Wow, some of these prices and stories are amazing and extreme. I have a 10cc band and have had little luck with it. Only 13 in a year. There are doctors in TJ that do fills under flouroscopy for less than 200.00. In the states there is a Fill Clinic USa you can join for 300.00 intial consult includes fill and consult of Doctor who takes patients from Mexico. After the initial your fill in US are 155.00 and you may travel to any fill clinic across America, though they are not done under fluro, I had one done and let me tell you it was very different from fluro, which I prefer. I am going back to the doctor soon because at first I felt restriction but now its much less. They do give you 76 hours to report on your fill whether it is too much or too little -mine unfortunately felt right for those 76 hours- so I am waiting to have another fill not for a few months. Meanwhile,I'm just trying to keep it together myself. If I had my choice I would choose the Flouro no doubt. It took about 1/2 hour without flouro and with flouro it is about 10 minutes at the most.

[Sheryl Kay 0]

Aggressive? YES, I requested and got an agressive fill. 3.5 cc's in a 10 cc band. The only trouble I have is with solids and AIR. Hurts bad. The doc had put in 4 cc's and it closed off, but I drank barium and it showed, so he took some out and I re-drank barium and it went down slowly. I ask for an agressive fill because I live 230 miles from doc. The cost was $ 250.00. I have lost 48 pounds since surgery on 5-8-06. 1st fill was on 7-25-06. I am always looking for ppl to IM with. I feel kind of alone in this adventure. Yahoo IM is: sherylkayc

Thanks,

Sheryl

[MelodyJ 0]

Sheryl----

Don't feel alone!!!!!!!!!!!!! We're here for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those aggressive fills can be rough...done that been there!!! But survived and now it's slowly allowing me to eat more!! But LOVING RIDING THE WEIGHT LOSS WAVE (that's my dr's phrase)!!

God Bless,

Melody

Banded 3/20/06 -74lbs :scared:

[gunn4ya 0]

My last fill was pretty aggressive. Dr. took me up to 3.5cc in a 10cm band. I was extremely tight the first 2 weeks after the fill, limiting myself to mushies and creamed Soups. Now I can eat but very small portions. Not getting much food down in the mornings mostly just do liquids. And I found out that bacon can be my friend in the mornings.

[CCBSTX 0]

Remember, you never know when that .2cc is gonna put you too tight! The advice, from previous posters is correct. Take your time and be patient. I know it's hard to do, but worth it for band-safety (erosions and slips).

Good luck. Shawn