How many cc's

[sgrennan 7]

:phanvanHas anyone ever had there band filled more than 4 cc? I am in fear of a stretched pouch. I have 3.5 ccs in my band and still really dont have much restriction. Yes I feel that golf ball feeling if i take to big a bite, but that can be on the first few bites. I know that is not my full feeling because a few bites is not enough to live on. I know sometimes i just want to finish something im eating and prob. eat too much. I have never pb'ed gotten sick or even come close. I have lost 44 lbs but i dont feel like its because of my band at all. I feel like im on a very strict diet and i have been exerciseing lots. I feel like the band is more of a mental thing for me, and i wish i could feel it working more thats why i got the band.I guess im rambling, but im scared that if i get that last fill i wont have anywhere to go from there.

[juliegeraci 7]

Sounds like you need another fill. My friend has 4.2 in her band. I think it just depends on what size band you have. Hers holds 5 ccs.

[melLybelLyband 0]

The way I understand it the large band will hold more Fluid. I have a friend with the large band and she has 4cc's. You should ask your physician...

[suelieggi 0]

:clap2:Thank god there is someone else feeling this way. I got my first fill on Thursday this past week. The doctor put in 4 cc and then I drank some Water, it felt like it was getting stuck so he took out 1 cc. I feel the same as you do, I don't get that full feeling at least I don't think I do, I have come close to pbing a couple of times, get alot of pain in the middle of my chest, through to my back....if I didn't chew enough, but other than that I feel hungry like normal. I just got my band on May 22nd so I am still new and worry that there is something wrong....anyone with ANY input would be great, I agree:help:

Sue

[jbates 0]

I know exactly how you feel! I got my band on April 30th. I've lost 37 lbs, but 33 lbs of this was lost on the pre-surgery diet and the two weeks after surgery.

I have had no restriction since the swelling went down. I went for the first fill about 2 and a half weeks ago and still had no restriction. He made another appointment for me in Three Months! I didn't want to wait three more months for restriction ... so I went back two weeks later and the Doctor seemed mad and said that I hadn't given it enough time. Well, as I understand this, the band won't get tighter over time and I just want to have the help of the band to loose the weight, otherwise what's the point?

Anyway, the first fill I got was 4cc's in a 10cc band. Thursday he gave me one more cc. I do admit that I fell a little restriction, but I'm still not satisified. Just what can I do if he doesn't want to fill the thing enough to make a difference. I've never PB'd...never vomited...never felt like I even have a band until Thursday and still don't feel very much restriction at all.

Once again, he made another appointment for three months from now and I feel that the surgery isn't helping at all. I really wanted this to work, but feel that I'm doing everything on my own.

Any suggestions?

[sharon2u 0]

what actually is the beginning fill amount no one said this at any of my classrooms so I was wondering

[TexasFire 84]

what actually is the beginning fill amount no one said this at any of my classrooms so I was wondering

It's done on an individual basis, but I believe the most common first fill is 3cc's in the 10cc band. (I've got the new AP band that holds 10cc's. I think this is getting to be the most commonly used band now.)