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Originally Posted by LTjr  I was just talking to my surgeon about this today. I finally made it to stage 4 and couldn't be happier. He also said that even though i have no fills yet, there is "some" restriction. I mean, c'mon, I just had a band put around the top of my stomach.It's created a funnel that lets less food in than without it. Obviously the restriction isn't drastic like a fill, but I noticed that I get full quicker after a little food, but also I get hungry more often. SOme people can go up to a year without a fill. |
Some people with a tightly-fitted Lap-Band® NEVER require a fill.
It just depends on the patient's unique anatomy.
Unfilled bands are actually quite small, especially in comparison to an unbanded stomach.
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"Why are you letting a number on a scale determine your level of happiness, and would it MATTER what the number on the scale said if you were at your perfect goal SIZE?"
