4cc band, perfect fill?

[aprilbene 0]

I'm 4 weeks out from surgery, I'll have my first fill in 2 weeks. I can't wait! I feel like I didn't have anything done! I have a 4cc band. My doctor said most people are satisfied with between 2 and 3 ccs. What is your experience?

My weight loss is mostly presurgical. I've only lost 8 since my actual surgery. I've been disappointed. I'm really looking forward to my first fill, Feb. 27th.

[*susan* 1,709]

Hi April, this is really a tough question. For every person, it is different. Some people have proper restriction with very little in their band, while others it takes much more. And, as you lose weight you lose restriction and have to have additional fills.

The best thing to do is not base what you need on what everyone else is doing. Your body will let you know what the right amount of fill is for you. And, definitely don't rush it and be too aggressive with the fills either. It is better to go slowly until you reach proper restriction than to be too aggressive and be overfilled.

[faithmd 14]

They're still using the 4cc bands? Wow, I thought everyone had gone to the Advanced Platform or Realize bands.

In any case, Susan makes a great point, it is soooooooo different for everyone. It depends on how thick your stomach walls are, how much of a fat pad you have on your stomach, how much you lose of that fat pad and how fast you lose it, what "sweet spot" means to you, etc. Some people are satisfied and can lose with NO fill, some folks require being almost full to be satisfied.

I hope you glean some good info from this thread, I believe there are actually a few more polls asking this same question on this forum, you might want to try advanced search and see if you can find them. Also, scroll down this page and check out Paulax's thread about it, too.

It is so hard to say what you will be happy with, perhaps check out Wendell's thread about how the band work, fills and unfills in the Fills forum if you haven't read it yet. It is a great thread!

[drkel 0]

Hello! I've had my 4cc band for 5 years.

My sweet spot is 0.8 cc. Not even a full cc! :mad:

[DonHoll1 0]

I have three ccs and it seems perfect. It is different for everyone. Donna

[jamietindall19 0]

wow i have a 9cc band with 3 cc in it now and it is not enuf hardely any restriction i would like to no how long it takes to be at my sweet spot

[austinglobe 0]

I've had my band 4 years and never found the perfect fill. They most they have put in without complications is 2.2 cc on a 4cc band

[snowbird 2]

I have a 4 cc band with 1.9 in it, and I am generally a bit too tight, and will get stuck or occasionally pba couple times a week. My husband has a 10 cc band with 7 cc in it, and he can eat three times as much as I can and has never pb'd. We were banded the same day.

[short1 2]

I have a 4 cc band with 1.9 cc's in it. I feel like I could use a little more.

JP

[snowbird 2]

This is an unanswerable question. At what point are you talking about? One month from surgery? Six months? Two years? The fill I have today may be perfect, but not enough next week. In the beginning, at least, it is a constant process of re-adjusting to you and your weight loss.

[Wheetsin 714]

3 is too tight, 2.5 is a bit loose. I'm at 2.75 (I think) and doing fine.

[Leena 108]

I'm at 2cc in my 4cc band, since the beginning of december. I think this is a wonderful spot for me. I could be more restricted, but I'm loosing well and like this level. Only time will tell when/if I need another fill.

[destynee990 0]

Hi! did you lose that 28 lbs AFTER surgery?

[tweenwaters 0]

I'm guessing the 28 lbs most likely includes a pre-op diet weight loss as well.....

I was banded on 1/17/08 and lost 14 lbs on the pre-op.....but my ticker is set up to include all weight loss from the time I started the band process and first consult with weigh in. I'll go for my first fill on 2/28.....not even sure what kind or size band I have. Hopefully they can tell me that when I show up for my fill.....how scary that I don't know this!!

[andielmt 0]

i have .5cc in a 4cc band and it helped at first but now i can eat anything without getting stuck so i think ill get another fill this month.

andrea