Do I need a fill?

Tomorrow morning I have my monthly fill appointment with my surgeon. I am currently 6.5 cc in a 14cc band. I a wondering how if any amount of fill I will get. I currently eat less since my last fill (.5cc). I feel the restriction and for the first 2 weeks I had some sliming issues, but they have gone. I am much more cautious on chewing and eating. I think my hunger has been curbed some. I usually get hungry after 2 hours. I am noticing a very slow crawl of weight loss, 3 pounds in 3 weeks. Bandsters, would you ask for a fill?

He usually asks me questions on how much I eat and how soon I am hungry after eating. He tends to leave the final decision up to me. I am thinking that I might try .5cc if offered. It seemed to make a difference last time. It seems small and should not cause any issue. Of course, I am guessing.

I am nervous about this decision since I leave for a week in Vegas for work in a week. I return and then on Thanksgiving Day Brett and I leave for Puerto Rico for 3 days and a 7 day cruise. I don't want to be sick during that time. I also don't want to gain back weight. I am puzzled what to do.

Tom

Hi there! Since you will be in Vegas, I would wait until I came back!  Since you are kind of new to this sliming etc....don't do it in Vegas.  LOL you can get a decent fill when you return, why suffer!
Just my opinion!

Just for my ref...  When do you know youre ready???? Or do you know you're ready??? Or does the doctor just ask questions with each visit and determan from there???

Well, I am trying to find out that answer myself. My early fills did nothing for me. I was upset. With my 3rd fill, I had less hunger and am satisfied with smaller portions. I eat one of the WW Smart Ones dinner for lunch. They are about 230 calories and I am full for several hours. I think the fill is pretty decent. We'll see at my weigh in this morning.

My surgeon looks at my stats from the month, mostly weight loss. He tells me that he likes to see 5 pounds a month ideally. Last month I had a 3 lb. loss. He also asks about how full I feel after eating. How soon I get hungry again. Did I have any episodes of sliming and things getting stuck or having issues with swallowing. He then gives me a recommendation and reason he feels it is right. He always asks if I would agree to things he has put forward.

In a few hours I'll post what I decided to do.

Tom

and i'm STILL wondering if the Title. is a trick question.

Lol... Fuzzy.. I always could use that fill! 

Well, I got my fill (.5cc) bringing me to 7cc in a 14cc band. My surgeon says my loss it going well. I've lost 37% of my excess body weight. I loss 5 pounds in the past 3 weeks. The rate is good. He only gave me .5cc to help curb the hunger. It is going well. I feel find and am happy with my restriction as I get ready for almost 3 weeks of travel.