So I had my appointment yesterday for my first fill. I haven't had much time to get nervous about it. All last week I was out on a 5 day cruise out of Galveston to Progresso and Cozumel. My first cruise ever. If I could I'd travel like that ALL THE TIME!! I mean everywhere (to the grocery store, to and from work, etc!) :wub:

But even better was that I continued to lose weight while on the cruise! The tech at Dr Carters office said that simply did not happen. Even Dr Carter mentioned it was impressive since I had no restriction in the band at all. So I'm feeling pretty good right now. :thumbup:

I ended up getting about 2 cc's at this first fill. He didn't deaden it or anything. It was pretty cool to watch it on the fluoroscope, too. (I'm a geek, what can I say...)

I had been slightly concerned that it would hurt. It wasn't bad. The actual injection stung a bit, kind of like a tetanus shot. The wiggling of the port just felt kind of funky. He was bumping the port around (to get out air bubbles?) and I asked him if he had inserted a bongo drum by mistake.

A couple of hours later I felt some mild nausea, but nothing terrible. The shot still stings a little this morning, too.

I'm looking forward to trying to having the weight loss pick up a little now. Its been really slow so far. Now, to find myself a job so I can continue to afford the fills!