First Vanguard Fill

seminole · 06-12-2006, 01:15 PM

Hello all,
I am going for my first fill next week. I do not have any restriction at al now!!! I want to have an agressive fill. Does anyone know what approx cc will take me there the the Vanguard band?

Thanks

coyotegirl · 06-12-2006, 07:41 PM

I also have a Vanguard band. I had 3cc put in on my first fill and felt a little restriction, But not for long. I have now had 8 fills and one very small unfill. I was told that you need to take it slow. I have heard some say they were put to 6cc right away. I'm glad my surgeon took things slow and steady. Don't over do it because being overfilled is HELL!!!!
Good luck with your fill!

disneynut · 06-12-2006, 09:35 PM

I have the 10 cc band and my first fill was on June 6th. The dr. put in 4 cc's to start. I felt restriction for a couple of days, now I don't feel it at all.

JulieNYC · 06-13-2006, 10:41 AM

My doc left 4 cc's in my band at surgery. I got my first fill at 7 weeks, which brought me to 6.2. I felt NOTHING, but as my doc has an open-door fill policy, I went back a week later. They took me to 7.6. Still nothing. So I went back a week later (depressed and thinking I might have a complication) and they filled me WHILE I was drinking water. Now I'm at 10.0 and it's PERFECT. Probably still a tiny bit loose, but my hunger is under control, my quantities only slightly larger than the recommended portion, I have to eat slowly, liquids go down very easily, and I don't PB at all. The fill nurse said I had a petite stomach, which made me smile. At least something is petite!

I've known people who were at their sweet spot with 5 cc's all the way to 14 cc's. It's too mig of a swing to say where yours will be without a little trial and error. My advice is don't worry so much about specifically getting an "aggressive" fill, but be very diligent about going back until your fill level is right. There is only one good fill level -- the right one.

Good luck!

seminole · 06-13-2006, 10:56 AM

Hello All ,
Thanks for the information. Like I stated before I fly to the states next week to have a fill and do not want to have to come back in two weeks. I am hoping a goooooooood fill ...I think if it is tight I will not feel hungry like I do now. I can deal with liquids only for a couple of weeks if I have too...I want a good push to go forward. I have lost 18lbs after two weeks. Now I am 4 weeks out and have not been on the scale since the two weeks. I know I am losing weight by my clothes. Scale is not my measuring stick ,,,clothes are....