Is there such a thing as 20cc capacity band?

Jan_08 · February 27, 2008

Hey guys, I went for my first fill and the doctor said he put in 8cc. I know for sure that I have a VG band and in the booklet that I have it says that the capacity is 10cc. Anyway, my doc said that my capacity is 20cc. Is there such a thing?

Well, I have no restriction at all. So if my band has a 10cc capacity then I should be really restricted and everything should be getting stuck. Got my fill on Saturday and did the liquids for 48 hrs. After that I had Pasta...never felt full. Nothing got stuck, I had broccoli with that and some corn. As I continued eating real food and nothing happened, I decided to put it to the test. I know that I shouldn't have, but I went to McDonalds and got a double quarter pounder with cheese and some fries. To my surprise I could eat all of it. Where is my restriction?? Inamed claims that my band can only hold 10cc, so at 8cc I should be extremely tight.

HELP!!!!!!!!:confused2:

faithmd · February 27, 2008

I haven't heard of one. Anyone know the capacity of a Realize?

The biggest I've heard of is 14cc for the AP large.

If you know for sure you've got a VG and you have the booklet, then you have the manufacturer's suggested capacity. Some doc's will fill over that based on their experience.

Just because you may have near band capacity in the band, does NOT mean you will definitely be restricted. Restriction's totally different for EVERYONE. Our insides are as different as our outsides. For more about band fills and unfills and how it all works, please see Wendell's post about this in the FAQ and References Forum. It's a GREAT reference.

faithmd · February 27, 2008

Here's the link to Wendell's post:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f13/how-lap-band-actually-works-fills-refills-41738/

Jan_08 · February 27, 2008

Thanks for sending the link

Carol59 · February 28, 2008

The FDA allows for the VG band to be filled to 15cc.

violeteyes37 · February 29, 2008

I have the VG and Im currently at 10.5. Within the last week or so Im just starting to feel what I have been thinking restriction would feel like. On some foods I need to take my time or I guess it gets stuck. All of the weight I have lost has been without having any problems eating, most people think its a good thing to beable to eat what you want and still lose, but Im happy to finally be having problems getting things down. Now that I have lost weight its more important to have restriction so that I keep it off.