Can anyone tell me how many CCs a VG band takes

[healthytimes]

I posted earlier as have been told I have no pouch and my band is sitting at the entrance to my stomach. I always thought that my band was took upto 4cc. Am just wondering if its a 10cc and where I have 3.5cc that could be the reason why there appears to be no pouch maybe I am grasping at straws.

I had my band fitted 13 weeks ago now.

Look forward to any input

Cheers

Julie

[Luanne]

I posted earlier as have been told I have no pouch and my band is sitting at the entrance to my stomach. I always thought that my band was took upto 4cc. Am just wondering if its a 10cc and where I have 3.5cc that could be the reason why there appears to be no pouch maybe I am grasping at straws.

I had my band fitted 13 weeks ago now.

Look forward to any input

Cheers

Julie

If I have this figured out right. A VG band holds about 10 cc of fluid. I have a VG and had up to 6 cc. but had to have an unfill and start all over. Restriction is strange tho cuz it varies by time of day and of course types of foods and chewing well. When I have gone a long time without eating I have to be very careful what I eat or I get backed up quickly. Did you mean that you have 3.5 cc in your band now? I have 5.3 cc now in my 10 cc band and scheduled an adjustment in 2 weeks. Still searching for the "sweet spot". I think the VG band holds more fluid than alot of the others on this forum have the smaller band.

Good luck - hope you get some better results.

Luanne

[healthytimes]

Dear Luanne

Thankyou for your message and I have just had it confirmed by a doc at our OCC clinic that it holds upto 10cc - so if I werent so fat I'd be doing cartwheels right now. Also the stomach convulsions that I have been getting is normal and is actually to do with the port - can you hear that Luanne that noise is me giving a huge sigh of relief.

He said there doesnt have to be a pouch - just restriction.

I do have 3.5 in now so am going to get it emptied and start again, I feel like I've been given a second chance - the scary thought of something being wrong worried me to the pit of my stomach.

I'll let you know how it feels on monday when I get more fill.

How have you being doing in general? You know the thought of not having this band depressed me. The doc suggested not to eat anything before the fill, take something to eat with me and eat there and see how if feels. So obvious yet I hadnt done that. What would you take to eat...I'm thinking strawberrys.

Speak soon

Julie

If I have this figured out right. A VG band holds about 10 cc of fluid. I have a VG and had up to 6 cc. but had to have an unfill and start all over. Restriction is strange tho cuz it varies by time of day and of course types of foods and chewing well. When I have gone a long time without eating I have to be very careful what I eat or I get backed up quickly. Did you mean that you have 3.5 cc in your band now? I have 5.3 cc now in my 10 cc band and scheduled an adjustment in 2 weeks. Still searching for the "sweet spot". I think the VG band holds more fluid than alot of the others on this forum have the smaller band.

Good luck - hope you get some better results.

Luanne

[Trav]

I posted earlier as have been told I have no pouch and my band is sitting at the entrance to my stomach. I always thought that my band was took upto 4cc. Am just wondering if its a 10cc and where I have 3.5cc that could be the reason why there appears to be no pouch maybe I am grasping at straws.

I had my band fitted 13 weeks ago now.

Look forward to any input

Cheers

Julie

depends on the size of the VG band, I believe they range from 10cc's to 14cc's and there's an even bigger one if memory serves...

I have the 10cc, and only one fill at 3cc's. Approaching the 100lb mark as we speak. I could probably stand for another fill, but I'm right at the point where I can have a meal if I watch what I eat and how I eat, and it's enough of a reminder that I don't overdo it....so I'm in no hurry.