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Well, I had my third fill on the 8th...I calculated that I was up to 3.0 cc's and going to 4.5. Imagine my suprise when my surgeon said I was up to 5.5cc's! He said I had been at 5 and at this point he only gives .5cc fills because ppl with my size band generally reach the green zone between 4.5 and 6.5. Now, how do I know if I'm in the green zone? I'm still a little hungry between meals but everything I eat seems to hurt going down. Now, I am freely admitting that I don't have the small bites and chew chew chew down yet...but should *everything* feel like it's clawing its way down my throat? I can't imagine getting an unfill because 5.0 was definately nowhere near green....anyone have a similar experience?

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Give it some more time because it sometimes takes me more than a week for the swelling to go down to really feel what the fill has done. Maybe you're getting close and you have to start paying attention to your chewing habits and making sure you get enough Protein to keep you full between meals. Chewing really does make a big difference, thats why we have to make sure we chew alot. It takes me 2-3 weeks to really know how much each fill affects me.

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That clawing sensation (good way to describe it!) is usually a good indicator that you're not chewing well enough, your bites are too big, or you are not hydrated well enough.

You can either try to improve your habits and see if that makes a difference, or go get an unfill. Of course, if you're having trouble swallowing liquids or if you're throwing up, you should definitely go back right away.

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yeah i thought that was descriptive lol.... well i'm trying to train myself to not wait to eat until I'm starving - I'm sure that's a part of it. once you get to that point you may as well forget small bites and chewing, seems to be out of my control. so i'm making a concious effort to eat more often.

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