Q for BANDERS

[Sophie 124]

How many fills did it take until you would say you got to good restriction, and how much did you have in your band at that point? Xxx

 

[BlueDiamond]

Hello

I have had 4 fills in total , and I have 5 mils in a 7 mil band and have not needed another fill since Feb 2010. My restriction really kicked in when I had my last fill. xx

 

[Sophie 124]

Blimey, you must have a teeny tiny stomach with a 7ml band! Mine is 10 and I was told mine was small! Lol xx

 

[BlueDiamond]

Tbh I have no idea lol. I just asked when I woke up wot size the band was etc.......Dont know how many people out there have a 7 mil band in ....... Have you had a fill yet??

 

[Sophie 124]

Yeah I had my first fill a couple of weeks ago but don't really feel any difference. I've got my next one on Saturday though. Xx

 

[Mio]

Had my op September 13th, now had three fill appointments and only yesterday did I really start feeling restriction (had my last fill on Monday, now have 5ml in a 10ml band).
Am worried it's a bit too much as had problems with solid food today, but think it's probably more that I've been lazy in my eating habits and need to go back to stage 1 now I have the restriction.

I thought I'd made a terrible mistake getting it done up until now, as I wasn't feeling the effects at all, but I can tell this is so much better and feeling really happy and positive

 

[Miss hungry]

Hi I've had 4 fills and have 7.7mls in a 10ml band which is perfect restriction right now.

 

[MrsPill]

I've got 5.5ml in a 14ml band and I've had 4 fills. I've definitely got restriction but I feel I need another 0.5ml which I shall ask for on 18th March. I was told they never put 14ml in.

 

[Sophie 124]

Wow, there's some really mixed answers.... It's strange how everyone is so different. Xx

 

[flutterby1966]

I have had 4 fills and now have 9.5mls in 14ml band. I really felt decent restriction from my last 3rd fill which took me up t0 9mls then as I lost more weight the restriction lessened. I don't think I am far off where I need to be now to lose another 1 - 2 stones. I just would love to get to 12 stones and then maintain it. When I look at the graph of my weight loss its really identifiable when I had a fill - for 2-3 weeks afterwards the weight loss was steep and then slowed down till the next fill.

 

[Mazza]

We are all different but I have experienced good restriction at various stages of my journey - starting with no fill, which eventually wained.

As your stomach and the fat around it shrinks your restriction lessens.

I have a 9mil band and last had a fill in July to take me to 8.5 mils. But I am not far off 3 years out

 

[miserable]

I had second fill on Saturday taking me to 6 ml in a 10 ml band and still don't have good restriction. Although I do a little bit which is way better than where I was prior to second fill

 

[JO28172]

7ml in an 11ml band is when it kicked in for me x

 

[Durhamlass14]

I have 9.5 mls in a 14 ml band and have good restriction
I had 0.5 mls added last Monday which has made all the difference

 

[slimbydecember]

I had 3mls in a 10ml band, had restriction which then disappeared to had 1 more ml put in taking me to 4mls. Had really good restriction for 5 months then for some reason it got too tight and I was struggling with liquids and had 1ml taken back out 2 weeks ago leaving me with 3mls in a 10ml band.

 

[Sophie 124]

Thanks everyone. I was wondering whether I could work out roughly how much fill gives you good restriction but we're all so different! It's strange how some get good restriction on just a small fill whereas others have their bands nearly full to the rim.

 

[Mazza]

Mine is only nearly full becaue when I reached goal and my stomach had shrunk so much I needed it to keep my portions down. It has allowed me to maintain fairly easily too.

I lost a large portion of my weight before I even had a fill too but yes your right we are all different, different sized stomachs, difference in position of the band etc etc x

 

[bexxx1978]

Hi Sophie...reading your posts it looks like you're in the same boat as me.
I have a 10ml band which i have had 2 fills and i'm now at 5.75ml. I only seem to have restriction if i eat too fast!
I was 5 weeks later having my fill due to WLS not working in December.
I have my next fill on Monday but I have travelled all over to have mine....Bradford, preston and sheffield!
I really hope this time it makes a difference.
I have spoke to people about it and told to be patient...watch what i eat.....
I had the band to help me do this and i know in time it will but at the min i feel a lot like i have wasted my money!
I can still eat everything! and still feel as hungry as ever
Our time will come...I HOPE!
xxx

 

[Mio]

As an update, further to my fill on Monday I had to have an emergency defill at the hospital last night/this morning. It got to the point where I couldn't keep anything down an it was really scary! Am down to 4.5/10ml now and happy to stay at this for a while *lol*

 

[tranquil_butterfly]

I agree with Mazza we are all different. I had my sixth fill today. After my fill in December I had a defill after a week. I now have 9 ml in a 14 ml band. Once I am back to more solid food in two weeks or so it will be interesting to see what the restriction is like. I will however be proceeding with caution after my last experience.

Interestingly the consultant said he wants me to have a barium xray again to make sure everything is as it should be - so I feel reassured he is looking after me. I might have to wait a while for it as it will be after I see him in 7 weeks.

tranquil x