How to know ifa fill is needed?

[Joy1961 134]

I am really struggling with deciding to get another fill or not. Reached goal after 1 yr. 84 pounds yay! But now I've gained 6. I feel hungry all the time. I've lost that "in the zone" feeling I had. But what if its head hunger. What if another fill is too much? Scarred to be over filled. But scarred to keep gaining. I've worked too hard. So frustrated. To fill or not to fill. That is the question?

[lisacaron 5,075]

It looks like you are at or close to goal, but you are now gaining a bit of weight back. It could be head hunger, emotional eating, hormones or just about anything.

If you feel like you have lost that green zone feeling it might be time for a tweak. You might not need a huge fill some times even .1 or 2cc can make the difference they say.

I was worried about getting a fill this last time, I don't want to be too tight, I am still searching for that green zone feeling...and yet my doctor told me if it is too tight, you come right back and we adjust, that it's good for me to know what that feels to be too tight so I know where I need to be.

With that I had the fill and I think I'm maybe a tiny bit away from that green zone feeling. So maybe go in for a little tweak and see how it goes...?

[line-dancer 810]

This probably something you and your doctor discuss since he would know how you worked with the band. If your hungry all the time and need snack between meals a fill will help. I just went down yesterday for the very same reason.How wonderful to have reached goal and this 6 lbs is probablly Water.< /p>

[B-52 7,113]

My Dr. would refer to the Yellow-Green-Red chart on the wall, and ask me to point to EXACTLY where I felt I was...he would take that info, along with my weight loss/gain from the previous visit, ask a few other questions, then determine if I needed a fill or not, and how much...

His goal was always to get me to the Green Zone in order to be at a proper adjustment and have the band work efficiently....so I received 3 good fills, one month apart....meaning my last fill was 3 months after my surgery day....have not had, or needed a fill since then, over 2 years ago...and have been happily enjoying ALL the benefits of the Green Zone ever since.