10cc band/ 14cc band

[loveNlife76 23]

Does it depend on your weight or size of your stomach? I was banded weighing 295 and I have a 10cc band. Just curious as to the way the doctor decides what size of band to use.

[Jack 855]

I was told by my suregeon such choices are often made final at the point of the actual surgical procedure.

Even in my now-vintage 4cc Band era, there was a couple sizes depending on individual findings.

[Leepers 1,195]

My doc says he usually only puts the 14cc band in larger size men.

[The Icy One 518]

It depends on the patient's anatomy. I am a female, 5' 7" tall and I weighed 369 on the morning of my surgery. My surgeon installed a 10 cc AP Lap Band and primed it with a 5 cc fill.

[loveNlife76 23]

Icy one how much weight have you lost? I also have a 10cc AP allergen band but my band was empty at time of surgery. HOW many cc's do you have in total?

[The Icy One 518]

5 1/2 cc. I have lost... 36 pounds. I was banded on November 21. Slow start. I expect things to pick up when the weather warms up a bit more.

[loveNlife76 23]

Awsome!!!! I was banded the same day.☺☺ I have lost a total of 25lbs and that's including my pre-op diet. I had a hiatal hernia repaired at the same time so according to my surgeon I was too swollen to add fluid.???? I'm still very excited for my loss it just puts me a step closer to my goal!!! I'm from Tx, where are you from?

[The Icy One 518]

Awsome!!!! I was banded the same day.☺☺ I have lost a total of 25lbs and that's including my pre-op diet. I had a hiatal hernia repaired at the same time so according to my surgeon I was too swollen to add Fluid. I'm still very excited for my loss it just puts me a step closer to my goal!!! I'm from Tx, where are you from?

I also had a hiatal hernia repair. I went in for my first aftercare on December 19th and was in green and didn't need any adjustment but was allowed to transition to full solid foods. Yay! I had my next aftercare scheduled for January 16th. I stayed green until about the 10th or so. Then all of a sudden, I hit my yellow zone in about 2.6 second. flat. I went to bed in my green zone, I woke up the next morning and ate. my. house. down. Wut???? LOL Crazy. I let myself be a little crazy just for fun that day then I had to crack down. I had to keep reminding myself that I had a Lap Band! I didn't know that I had 5cc of fluid! I was chowing down on Pasta rice, popcorn... It was kind of nuts. After my first adjustment on the 16th, I only received 1/2 cc but it seems to have just about put me back where I need to be. I feel as if I may only need one tiny adjustment to put me at my perfect sweet spot. I don't want to be tight. I just want to be balanced.

Anyway, I'm jabbering. I live in Prescott, Arizona. My practice is True Results in Scottsdale, Arizona.