I have 2 questions I need help with....

[talkalot1981 5]

First one: After you reach your sweet spot are you physically unable to eat more than 1 or so cups of food?

I ask this because I don't not feel like I have much restriction. This brings on my second question..

Is it normal to get a fill every 2 weeks. I had surgery July 28th and had to wait 6 weeks for my first fill. First fill was Sept. 9th and my second one was Sept 23rd. My third fill is scheduled for Oct. 7th. I have 5 cc's in a 10 cc band. My doc said "most" of his patients have to have 4-7 cc's to reach their sweet spot. Any help with these would be greatly appreciated..... Jennifer

Edited October 1, 2009 by talkalot1981
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[kiz 1]

First one: After you reach your sweet spot are you physically unable to eat more than 1 or so cups of food?

I ask this because I don't not feel like I have much restriction.

I'm at my "sweet spot" and for me my diet is 1/2 cup meals. How much I could eat depends a lot on the consistency of my meal.

I wouldn't try it, but I think I couldn't eat more than 1/2 to 3/4 cup of something very solid such as steak or chicken.

However, I try to eat about 2/3 of my meal as a good solid food and the other 1/3 as a fruit/veg/bread (not all three at once). At that, I could eat probably up to 3/4 up to one cup of food if I was eating more of the sides rather than the solid Protein.

That's why I have to measure, because in reality the 1/2 cup meal keeps me satisfied for several hours. My body must be pretty band tolerant because I could overdo it without an adverse reaction.

Is it normal to get a fill every 2 weeks. I had surgery July 28th and had to wait 6 weeks for my first fill. First fill was Sept. 9th and my second one was Sept 23rd. My third fill is scheduled for Oct. 7th. I have 5 cc's in a 10 cc band. My doc said "most" of his patients have to have 4-7 cc's to reach their sweet spot. Any help with these would be greatly appreciated..... Jennifer

My doctor generally schedules appointments four to six weeks out, but if after two weeks a fill doesn't seem to be enough, we can come back for another. I think I did that twice, and the second time he wanted me to have it under fluoro to make sure all was well, and it was thankfully.