Not filling beyond 6 cc's??

[watermelon seeds 0]

Hey Luluc, I too feel that it can take more for some people to reach their sweet spot. I have a 10 cc Realize Band and I was banded on Sept. 8, 2008 and I have just reached my sweet spot at 8cc's which was about a week ago. Some people need more and some people need less, but it's your band and remember it's also your Doctor and you need to be able to talk to him and ask more questions concerning your band.

that makes NO sense.!.

my body, my band, my health - i deserve to know all specifics about what is inside me. medically speaking, your entitled to that info....i get some surgeons don't want us to get hung up on the # - but this band experience is all about the number, otherwise i wouldn't need a scale.

i also have a 10cc band, and i needed 8.5ccs to get any kind of restriction....heck i'm at 7.2ccs maintaining.

i joked to my dr that i paid for a 10cc band (self pay) and if i need 10ccs to make it work - filler up!

[lacasst 1]

I just wanted to give you all an update.After 2 months of extremely slow weight(2 lbs one month,1 lb the next) loss my surgeon has agreed to give me another fill under flouroscopy!!She said she would feel comfortable giving me a larger fill with more accuracy under xray.Plus she wants to check to make sure I haven't streched my pouch.What happens if you've streched your pouch??:scared2:

[RestlessMonkey 7]

With your surgeon, who knows? But usually if the pouch is stretched, docs unfill you and let things "rest" for a while, then begin refilling. In order to stretch your pouch enough to cause trouble you generally have to consistently overeat. Note I said consistently...a time or two of wild abandon won't do it.

Odds are at 6ccs your pouch isn't stretched but you just need more restriction. Bands aren't one size/one fill level fits all, and while I'm no pro, your surgeon is the first I've ever heard of with a kooky "6 cc" rule. Bands can be filled to capacity...that's the point.

[lacasst 1]

Restless Monkey,Thanks for the info!! I know this time she was like I have no problem filling you over 6 cc's if necessary!! I think she thought I was'nt really trying to lose and after 2 months of almost no weightloss she was more willing to work with me!!

I hope it's not stretched I would hate to have a complete unfill and I could only imagine how much weight I would gain with that!!:scared2:

[RestlessMonkey 7]

well of course our pouches are made out of our stomach and it is VERY VERY stretchy, and also rebounds back down nicely. It makes sense the pouch would stretch a little but you'd have to really overdo to stretch it out, I think. So odds are you're really great! As my granny would say, "don't borrow trouble"...don't worry about it unless it happens. :scared2: