PrettyThick1 1,860 Posted March 13, 2014 After my stomach flu scare a few days ago, I was certain that I had damaged my band - especially since I was a rather frequent PB'er. To my relief, my band is in good shape in spite of me experiencing two very real, very serious vomiting episodes. As a preventative measure, I asked to have .5cc's removed to allow more of an "escape route" just in case it wasn't over. What a huge difference! My food goes down way too easy now, but in this, I realize how much difficulty I was having with 5.0cc's. I've come to the conclusion that 4.5 isn't enough and 5.0 is too much...when I go back to get another fill in two weeks, I'm going to request .25cc's instead of the full .5 that has been taken out. I think that's going to be perfect and I can't wait to see if that .25 will bring me to a "true green" - I don't think I was really in the green, simply because eating was a bit tricky to manage. Now, it almost feels like I don't have a band and even more than that, a couple of weird pains I had are suddenly gone. What a difference a tiny bit of Fluid can make! 4 starfish n coffee, 2muchfun, betty_s and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2muchfun 8,927 Posted March 14, 2014 Isn't it though! Whoda thunk a measly .5 CCs could make your stoma open and close so much. My doc gave me a .25 fill when I went in for my 6th fill and that took me to the green zone. 1 PrettyThick1 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HealthyNewMe 1,935 Posted March 14, 2014 Isn't it though! Whoda thunk a measly .5 CCs could make your stoma open and close so much. My doc gave me a .25 fill when I went in for my 6th fill and that took me to the green zone. That is exact what my scenario is! 2 2muchfun and PrettyThick1 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady VS 1,147 Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Yes it does make a difference. I've had fills of just. .1cc a couple times and that's all I needed. Weird but it's all good. Edited March 15, 2014 by Lady VS 3 2muchfun, MandaMom23 and PrettyThick1 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites