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My First fill!

tlatimo4

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Today I was able to get my first fill. I never ask the doctor how much she put in. I really didn’t care. The procedure was very simple and the office visit took about 1 hour. I had a very good lap-band technician who spent around 45 minutes explaining to me the proper ways to eat and the proper portion sizes to eat at each meal. She also went over with me my eating habits and my thoughts so far about my band. This was by far the best appointment I have had since the start of my surgery procedures.

 

Now the actual fill was a very quick process. I lay back against a lounge couch/table and she placed a blanket behind my back down near my bottom. This gave me a little elevation. Then she laid the table back just a little. I was given a shot of… I guess a Novocain like numbing medicine. Then she located my port which is slightly to the right of my large incision. A large needle was placed in the direction of the port and the tech took her time finding the port opening then she inserted the liquid. The table was lifted while the needle was still in place. I was told to drink a small cup of water while the needle was still inside to see if I was filled too much. I drank the water and it felt ok so the needle was removed. That was it. Ok guys! I do not take pain at all. I would say this procedure has very little and I mean little discomfort. I was up and out shopping all day and I feel perfectly fine. Now the hard part… 5 days of soft food again! I’m ready and glad you guys are here for me.

 

 



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I glad you explained how the procedure takes place. I have yet to have my first fill and am scheduled to have one in about 2 weeks, which will be about week 6 post-op for me. I am a little nervous about this, and really can't seem to fill my port at all. My question is....can you find your own port? Can you fill it when you push around on your stomach? I've pushed and pushed and feel absolutely NOTHING :blink:

I was surprised with the 5 days of soft foods? I was told first 24 hours after fill is liquids only. The second day after fill, or 24-48 hours after any fill to slowly go back to mushies/soft foods and then 3rd day out back to regular foods. I'm kinda glad that I don't have to do 5 days of soft foods after a fill. I guess every doctor is different with their instructions!

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