Just curious

Can the band be filled when its initially implanted?

Yes.

Some surgeons do that, especially with larger capacity bands.

Others do not.

I have a small 4 cc band and my former surgeon didn't "prime" it with any fill during surgery because he wanted to give my stomach and any surgical swelling a chance to calm down before he added fill to it. My current surgeon will not fill a band while a patient is unconscious because she wants the patient awake and able to swallow water, to make sure the band isn't over-filled.

Jean

I came out with 3cc's in mine.  A friend (same doc, same size band) came out with 4 in hers.

I think my surgeon adjusts it to what he feels the patient can tolerate by his observations while inside.. I'm just guessing, I don't know and haven't asked because it doesn't really matter.

What does matter is that I didn't go through severe bandster hell.. I never got overly hungry even before my first post-op fill.  And I wasn't too tight during recovery either.   I kinda look at it as I got a head start.

Depends on the band...Realize is not filled at the time of surgery, lap-band may or may not be depending on the surgeon...