Do I Need A Tighter Fill Or Just Wait This Out - ThinnerTimes - Gastric Bypass Forum, Lap Band Forum, and Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Forum

abbey.barclay · 09-07-2009, 05:58 AM

I have had a lap band for 2 years. In the beginning I lost weight fast and steady until I started having all kinds of problems with my band and my health. Fast forward to now and I am back on the right track with a normal working band. In the beginning I lost because I had a tight fill, I am now wondering if my fill today is not tight enough to lose that way. I was completely unfilled for a while and had my first fill on aug 27th. I have a 4cc band that has 1.6cc put in on the 27th. When I was tight I was at 2cc and I could not eat any solid foods, only softs and liquids. I can now eat lot of different solids if I go very slow and easy. I lost weight the first few days but I have stopped for the moment and was just wondering if I should have another tighter fill soon, or just stick it out with this lesser fill and wait for the weight to come off.

suebry05 · 09-07-2009, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by abbey.barclay

I have had a lap band for 2 years. In the beginning I lost weight fast and steady until I started having all kinds of problems with my band and my health. Fast forward to now and I am back on the right track with a normal working band. In the beginning I lost because I had a tight fill, I am now wondering if my fill today is not tight enough to lose that way. I was completely unfilled for a while and had my first fill on aug 27th. I have a 4cc band that has 1.6cc put in on the 27th. When I was tight I was at 2cc and I could not eat any solid foods, only softs and liquids. I can now eat lot of different solids if I go very slow and easy. I lost weight the first few days but I have stopped for the moment and was just wondering if I should have another tighter fill soon, or just stick it out with this lesser fill and wait for the weight to come off.

4 cc band?? hmmm... I have a 10 cc band and its filled to 6.5 right now. So you say you had a fill on the 27th- 10 days ago and you felt some restriction and now you can eat but slowly..I would say thats normal- u should be eating slowly and taking small bites..how much protein are you getting in? and are you watching what you eat..such as meat first then veg or fruit? I can eat about 5 or 6 oz total of food at a meal- 3 oz meat 2 oz veg or fruit usually and I get in 65 grams of protein

how much food are you able to eat? and are you hungry between meals?

poet_kelly · 09-07-2009, 08:32 AM

I'm confused because you've posted several times saying different things about what size band you have and how much they put in it at your last fill. But I guess the exact numbers don't really matter. You should be able to eat solid foods. If your band was so tight you couldn't eat solids, then it was too tight. It sounds like it's about right now.

Kelly