Is anyone filled OVER the legal limit?

November 30, 2007

Okay, I am currently filled at 3.5 cc's in a 4 cc capacity band. I have heard from my current doctor as well as other bandsters that the band can be filled WAY OVER capacity without problems.

Is anyone out there currently filled over their 'legal' band limit???

mbanja · November 30, 2007

I don't know about with the smaller band like we have, but I remember reading somewhere that some with the larger 10cc band were filled a little over. Other than that I can give you any insite, sorry!

Valerie617 · November 30, 2007

I have a 10cc band and was filled to 11cc - it was OK at first, but then I was having a problem swallowing, so had to have an unfill -- then I wasn't restricted enough -- can't seem to get the right restriction.

December 1, 2007

Thanks, guys. I'm really beginning to regret the band and wishing I had chosen RNY instead. I've struggled with lack of restriction issues from day one and now that I've only got half a cc of room left in my band, I'm beginning to get depressed and frustrated. I'm even looking into converting from AGLB to RNY bypass.

tonya66 · December 3, 2007

Zengirl, I have had problems with restriction too. I've had 7 fills.

I was at 3.8 cc's and got another fill to 4.0 cc's. Well, that was way too tight and ended up in the hospital for sever dehydration. So they had to drop my fill level down to 3.0 because of all the swelling.

Anyhow, my point is.5 is still quite a bit left to play with. It is amazing how .2 can do so much, I went from barely restriction at 3.8 to ABSOLUTE restriction at 4.0. I couldn't even swallow my own saliva.

I know its frustrating, but you will get there.

Best wishes.

December 4, 2007

Zengirl, I have had problems with restriction too. I've had 7 fills.
I was at 3.8 cc's and got another fill to 4.0 cc's. Well, that was way too tight and ended up in the hospital for sever dehydration. So they had to drop my fill level down to 3.0 because of all the swelling.

Anyhow, my point is.5 is still quite a bit left to play with. It is amazing how .2 can do so much, I went from barely restriction at 3.8 to ABSOLUTE restriction at 4.0. I couldn't even swallow my own saliva.

I know its frustrating, but you will get there.

Best wishes.

Hi Tonya,

Thanks SO MUCH for this post. I really needed to hear this right now.

tonya66 · December 4, 2007

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Thanks, guys. I'm really beginning to regret the band and wishing I had chosen RNY instead. I've struggled with lack of restriction issues from day one and now that I've only got half a cc of room left in my band, I'm beginning to get depressed and frustrated. I'm even looking into converting from AGLB to RNY bypass.

I wanted RNY too, I thought It would just be much easier. but my DH was so against it, the only thing he would agree to was the band. My cousin had RNY in November of 2006, I had the band a few months after her. We used the same doctor. Well, I've lost more weight than she has and she is very disappointed with the RNY. She has not lost 1 pound in 6 months.

She did eat what she wanted and lost weight in the beginning, however, that has now stopped and she is really depressed and struggling now. She told me the other night that she wished she would have gotten the band now.

This just showed me that any WLS is hard and it takes real effort, no matter which one you chose.