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I have had two fills since I had my surgery on October 12th - I have a 4 cc band and right now there is 1.8 cc in the band (almost half of its capacity). Last night i went to Outback with some friends and had a center cut filet, sweet potato, and ceasar salad and some of the brown bread. Is it possible that i could have stretched out my band, or is it time for another fill this soon??

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If you can eat that volume of food at one setting with no discomfort, it's time for a fill. There is no such thing as a "normal" schedule for fills. I have the VG 11 cc band and JUST got restriction from the fill I had on 1/4 (hoping it lasts). Some people achieve restriction from one fill whereas others need several before the band is "working" with us.

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I have had two fills since I had my surgery on October 12th - I have a 4 cc band and right now there is 1.8 cc in the band (almost half of its capacity). Last night i went to Outback with some friends and had a center cut filet, sweet potato, and ceasar salad and some of the brown bread. Is it possible that i could have stretched out my band, or is it time for another fill this soon??

Wow! That is a LOT of food. I'd say you need another fill ASAP.

Edited to add...

Just for the sake of comparison, I can eat 4-5 oz of prime rib and NOTHING else at one sitting.

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Hey! I had my surgery on 10/12 too!! My first fill was about 6 weeks ago and it was 2cc in a 4cc band. He said my stomach is small (of course, my stomach is small...BUT nothing else) and it may take more than others. I will be getting another fill again on Monday. I anticipate probably .5cc, I get restriction on dry food like DRY DRY meat and bread. Other than that I could eat a horse....right now the band is not helping to limit my intake (by sending those full signals) so I'm assuming it's still pretty open.

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