How many fills? How many cc's? -- until you were there?

citimom · January 3, 2008

How many cc's will dr do at one time? How many are you up to so the band works?

annieM · January 3, 2008

It varies by the individual how much of a fill you get at first. Some people have restriction from the surgery and go months before needing one. Others don't have restriction from the surgery and get a fill 6 weeks out. I think it just depends on how much fat you have in your stomach walls and how fast you lose that. I needed 3.3 cc's to get to the point where I feel good about what I'm eating. Other people do well with much less. It takes good communication with your doc and lots of tweaking. Patience...

juliegeraci · January 3, 2008

My band holds 4ccs. It took me 5 fills and about 2.5 to get to my sweet spot. That being said, I have had 12 fills and unfills over the course of the last 18 months. It has been a true roller coaster and very expensive. Its really hard to find that spot. Especially when you lose weight. you have to find it over and over again. Good luck.

Dori · January 5, 2008

I'm not sure how many ccs my doctor does each fill, but I do know that it is very very little. I have a 10cc band and I have almost 4 ccs, and have had 10 fills BEFORE I saw any real weight loss. I had very good restriction for about 2 months and now I have very little restriction, which my nurse says is normal. Time for another fill for me. Hope this helps.

citimom · January 5, 2008

thank you very much; this is consistent with my experience and confirms my dr.'s view that this is the period that is frustrating. I am up to approx 7cc and really feeling it for the first time since surgery.

stumpy36 · January 6, 2008

is having that many fills necessary. I wanted to get restriction right off the bat but it sounds like I am going to have to be out for about 4-6 weeks before I know for sure. How do you know what size band you need. Some people talk about 10CC and others say 4, what is the rule of thumb.