how many cc's on first fill

[kmays234 0]

My surgery was on June 25th 2009, I had my first fill on August 2nd and they put 3 cc in my 10cc band. 2nd fill was on sept 5th, 2 more cc's so 5 cc's total. Some difference on how much I eat. Going for another fill on Oct 14th. Hopefully all will continue to go well.

[tkee99516 1]

I had my first fill today (10-07-09) - 6 weeks from my surgery date. The MD had mentioned previously at my 2 week post-op appt that he starts with 2 cc's for fills. So at today's first fill appt, I told him to "GO AGGRESSIVE". He kinda laughed & said "Aggressive, huh?"... so he loaded the needle up and started at 5 cc's & backed it down to 4.5 cc's... able to prove to him that I had no problem drinking from a bottle while he was filling up the band.....

[shart4 0]

I had my first fill a couple of weeks ago. Is there an awkward stage between food either going straight through or getting stuck? If I am in a hurry, or eat something dry, it gets stuck going down, but it seems nothing stays in the pouch. Will more fills help me get past this stage? It seems like the stoma is just big enough to cause grief or do nothing. Thoughts/knowledge?

[MaggieGT 0]

Hello all,

I am six weeks post-op. Lost weight first 4 weeks. Even though my calories in/calories out says I should be losing 2-3 # per week, I have gained the last two weeks 5 pounds, Ugh.

Then I went 2 hour drive to my post care doctor yesterday and I couldn't get a fill. He said I am a slow healer and my incisons weren't healed enough for a fill. He put me on oral antibiotics for 2 weeks.

Has this happened to anyone else???? Help !!