For VG 10 cc Bandsters ONLY

[Syrah 0]

Hang in there Driver! How soon can you get another fill? If it makes you feel any better, I don't notice much difference between an unfilled band and a 3 CC fill.

L8bloomer, thanks for the kind words and encouragement.

[slackaction 0]

May 2, 2007 banded witha vg band, may 22,2007 doctor put on 4cc I thoguht that was a bit aggressive but dont know can anyone else respond to this. I

[slackaction 0]

May 2, 2007 banded witha vg band, may 22,2007 doctor put on 4cc I thought that was a bit aggressive but dont know, can anyone else respond to this. I thought it would be six weeks before a fill and a 1cc or two but not 4 the first time. I had to drink a cup of Water in the doctor office nad I gulped wrong, wrong wrong, thing to do i felt what people have been telling me about siping and eating slow and I know what a horrible feeling it was it took about an half hour or so for it to pass. thanks in davanced for your reply.

[StacyinDE 0]

May 2, 2007 banded witha vg band, may 22,2007 doctor put on 4cc I thought that was a bit aggressive but dont know, can anyone else respond to this. I thought it would be six weeks before a fill and a 1cc or two but not 4 the first time. I had to drink a cup of Water in the doctor office nad I gulped wrong, wrong wrong, thing to do i felt what people have been telling me about siping and eating slow and I know what a horrible feeling it was it took about an half hour or so for it to pass. thanks in davanced for your reply.

My doc put 2 cc in my band during my surgery but then I couldn't get anymore till 6 weeks after my surgery. Maybe you didn't have much swelling so he/she felt it would be okay and your doc may do that all the time. If you're not sure, call and talk to your doctor, he/she should be willing to answer any questions you might have.

[StacyinDE 0]

My doc put 2 cc in my band during my surgery but then I couldn't get anymore till 6 weeks after my surgery. Maybe you didn't have much swelling so he/she felt it would be okay and your doc may do that all the time. If you're not sure, call and talk to your doctor, he/she should be willing to answer any questions you might have.

Darn, couldn't edit. . . . . . my first in-office fill (6 weeks postop) I got 6 cc. He normally gives 5 cc at first fill but I was super hungry so he gave me an extra cc. That was a little too much so he took out 1 cc and that was much better. My restriction didn't last long though; I did notice more a difference after my second fill.

I just found out I have an 11 cc VanGuard, not a 10 cc -- and as of 2 weeks ago when I got a fill, I now have 9 cc in my band.

[purtynailz@aol. 0]

Hi, I had 4 cc's in my first fill, I was fine, the restriction goes away. My 2nd fill was 2cc's, I was fine. Yea, some places charge for a fill so of course they don't want to fill it to fast. They will lose money. My Dr. gives the 1st year free fills. I haven't been able to get anymore due to health issues, Nothing to do with the band. I was banded Oct 17th, but I do still feel restriction. But would love another fill. Soon I hope. I have lost 50 lbs.

Mary

[finluv 0]

Hello!

Thank you everyone for this!

I have been so depressed about being hungry and eating too much and all of that.

I was banded on March 19, 2007- I lost 30 pounds in that first 6 weeks. I went in for a fill and he wouldn't give me one. About 2 weeks later I started getting hungry all of a sudden. I went back to him and I had gained 2 pounds so he did a fill. He put in 2cc's. Had I read this first I may have questioned that, but I didn't know. Well, that of course didn't seem to do anything so 2 weeks later I went back to him and he put in 2 more cc's. So I now have a total of 4cc's. I can still eat pretty much what ever I want and I don't feel much restriction. I guess there are tijmes I feel it but not really. I know DEEP in my brain that 30 pounds is fairly good for less then 3 months, BUT I am gaining and losing the same 5 pounds now and have been for a couple weeks. I know I need to really buckle down and eat all the right things, because I got depressed and stopped eating totally right. But I still feel like this should be working better then it is. I could use some encouragement. I am glad that I'm not the only one that is getting frustrated. I'm sorry that others are, but it is encouraging knowing that I'm not the only one.

Jenny

[Ron Cusano 0]

I am almost 1-year out and have 7cc in my 10cc band. The last few fills gave me really great restriction, but after a couple of weeks, it looses back up and I don't stay full between meals.

My question is, at what point do you have permanant restriction and not need frequest fills?? I am concerned about maxing out my band!

Ron

[Zannie 6]

I am almost 1-year out and have 7cc in my 10cc band. The last few fills gave me really great restriction, but after a couple of weeks, it looses back up and I don't stay full between meals.

My question is, at what point do you have permanant restriction and not need frequest fills?? I am concerned about maxing out my band!

Ron

Ditto! I'm exactly 4-months post-op, but also have 7.2cc in my VG band. I had a fill 2 weeks ago (which was 2 weeks after my prior fill!), and I really thought that was "the one"... But now I'm again able to eat more than 1 cup of Protein at meals (though I try not to prepare more so I won't EAT more). And I'm hungry between lunch & dinner, and hungry again before bedtime.

I really thought I'd hit that sweet spot for about 2 weeks there... My next fill is set for July 5th, and I feel like it'll be a mistake to wait that long in terms of weight loss progress. But I don't wanna max out my band this early in the game!!!!!!

Do we have any long-term VG Banders among us who could provide some feedback/encouragement?

[linakaw 0]

Oh my gosh!! It's not only me!!! I have been so distressed because I have the large band too and have had I can't remember how many fills..maybe 8? I am getting nowhere and can't find that sweet spot either. My fills have been up and down and I think I am at 6.5 or so. Have been high as 7.5 and I don't know what is wrong. My surgery was in Mexico on May 2006. A local doctor in my home state is doing my fills and he does not seem to be very knowledgable about the bigger band. I feel he might not really care since he did not do my surgery. I am self pay and could not afford the much, much higher prices here. I am sooooo lost and down.:help::cry

[Ron Cusano 0]

Has anyone with the 10cc Band maxed their out without reaching permanant restriction? I posed that question to a surgeon and was told he never saw it in guys, but has seen it a few times with gals! Has this happened to anyone on this board??

Ron :guess

[Ron Cusano 0]

Has anyone with the 10cc Band maxed their out without reaching permanant restriction? I posed that question to a surgeon and was told he never saw it in guys, but has seen it a few times with gals! Has this happened to anyone on this board??

Ron :guess

[Sara Mos 0]

Hi All,

I'm so pleased Im not the only one with no restriction. I was banded on April 2nd this yr, the band was great, then I guess the internal swelling went down, 6 weeks later I had a fill, he put 4mls in. I was a bit scared as I didnt know what to expect.....a week later I found myself getting more and more hungry? and I could not eat a whole plateful of food and a pudding? Well as the weeks went by I realised that this wasnt right, and I was begining to feel a failure, so I started going back to my old habits pre band i.e. drinking red wine, biscutes avoided exercise etc...

4 weeks after my 1st fill I phoned the hospital secretary up and explained what was happening to me. Today I visited the Dr again, he put another 1.5ml in, but I didnt feel any difference, (they ask you to eat a yogart etc to see if it sticks or you feel full) so he then put another 0.5ml in, so I now have 6mls in. I truely pray this works now, I'll let you know if 6mls (in a 10ml band) is a great restriction or not...

Sara x

[Sara Mos 0]

Hi All,

Well I had 4mls for my 1st fill, but it didnt restrict...just had another 2mls put intoday (6mls in total) fingers crossed it will work this time!!

Sara

[niki 1]

I had my surgery 2yrs and 6mths ago. My band takes 10cc, and I'm currently with 8cc in it. Had 6 fills and still did not reach that «sweet spot». I've been reading and researching a lot and seems that with this type of band it is harder to find ideal restriction. Loosing weight has been very hard but I still refuse to consider myself a failure. My doc keeps reminding me that if it took me so many years in my life to get this obese, I might as well spend a few more in loosing it, even if it's going away in baby steps. Besides, this being such a slow process, with some effort and lots of exercising, I'm allowing my skin to adapt just fine and avoid too much damage (boob job will be needed but the rest I guess it will be fine).

niki