20.ml band

[Debbie1978]

Why do I have a 20.ml band when most posts I read have a 10.ml band.confussed x

 

[ThinnerJemima]

Mine's a Swedish 12

 

[Debbie1978]

Well I have seen other people had it with hospital group but they had 10.ml band so can't understand why mine is 20.would be anything to do with me being a bit lighter at 13 stone 3.but I just don't get it

 

[Mazza]

Mine's a 9 mil. To be honest I have never seen anyone post that they have anything other than 9, 10 or 14 mil.

Are you sure its 20, do you know what type it is?

 

[Debbie1978]

I looked at the .gp letter and it describes I was fitted with a 20.ml band

 

[Mazza]

Maybe you could check with your provider then?

 

[top_kat]

i would check. 14 tends to be the largest, but if you were smaller you would tend to have the smaller band, although some surgeons only use large regardless

 

[lousarah]

My surgeon told me mine was 11 which I thought strange but was too tired to argue lol x

 

[Debbie1978]

Ok I will double check as going to ring dietition tomo as still not had a call from them

 

[Debbie1978]

Now reading the .gp letter again it's actually says I was fitted with a small band.inflated by 4.ml left with a 20.ml gastric pouch, whatever that means

 

[Mazza]

It means that your band is anywhere between 9 and 11 mil, you already have a 4 mil fill in it and the banded part of your tum holds around 20 mils

 

[flutterby1966]

Ooo that's interesting, I have never seen anyone's initial pouch size mentioned ...