CC's?

[NYC_gal 0]

So I finally got to my doc and got a little "unfilled" today.

I threw up twice yesterday because I just couldn't get any food or Water down. I told him this and it was as if he didn't believe me!.... yet I hopped on the scale and since my last visit to him 3 DAYS ago I lost 6.5 pounds.

He took out .5 cc's ? [i'm sorry, I don't get the lingo]

I originally had 4 cc's in. He said 3 is the bare minimum to have in the band... and more or less said to me that less than 4 is a waste because your progress is very slow.

Is this true or was he being a jerk? Ha ha ha :thumbup:

[jlray 0]

I don't think he's being a jerk, unless he said it jerkishly. :thumbdown: Maybe that's just been his experience with his patients. .5 cc's will make a HUGE difference.

However, I have 3.25, and I have good restriction with an average loss of over 3 pounds per week. I think it also depends on the band (mine's a 4cc) and the anatomy of the person. It's kind of a blanket, generalized statement for him to make, but that's JMHO.

[jms462001 9]

If you can't swallow food or Water, what does he expect you to do? Some people need to work up slowly to more cc's and I've never really heard of a minimum effective amt. I know one man who lost 70 pounds before he had his first fill with what was put in at banding which was less than 1cc.