A 10cc or 5cc?

[bretalj 0]

Besides the Obvious!! What is the difference in a 10 cc and 5 cc band?. Until today ( 3 weeks post op) i thought i had a 5cc band but i learned I have a 10 cc band. At surgery he inserted 4cc, today at my first fill, I swear he said he put in 3 more. Youd think id listen, but my FOUR children were with me (mom is in chicago, who else will take all 4?) So asap we left. I

feel good and drank a cup of Water b4 leaving. SO is this normal for a 10cc band and again what is the difference?

[hope2bhealthy 2]

so, i'm getting banded in a few days, and this was a question that i 1

[hope2bhealthy 2]

darn cat walked on my keyboard...

what i was saying was that i just asked my doc this a few days ago, and he said that the different sizes are just so that you get the best fit for your stomach. Once they get in, they might need a larger or smaller band. If they were to put one on that was too small, you might have too much restriction.

[Wheetsin 714]

There's the obvious difference in capacity there are also differences in inner diameters, balloon construction, etc. I'm not sure I've heard of a 5cc band, perhaps he said 4cc? (Then again I've not paid much attention to non-Allergan bands). 4cc and 10cc are the Inamed/Allergan old standards. Their new ones are 10cc and 14cc.

In the pic below, 10cm = 4cc and VG = 10cc.

[bretalj 0]

thaNK U Wheetin u r a wealth of information. I remember the pattern of the one with the pillow shaped inside. Thats mine!!:biggrin2: