i had my first fill this morning under fluro...it took all of 15 minutes and i was a nervous wreck prior...it proved to be all for nothing. the worst part was having to have all my piercings taken out prior to the procedure! here's what went down...

i laid on a table and had a pic taken of my belly that showed up on a small screen beside my bed

i saw my port and the how it was attached to my abdominal wall with hooks (that was weird)

i saw my band which is nowhere near the port and in between all sorts of other inside stuffs!

i was given a shot of lidocaine to the numb the area-it burned a little like the heparin shots

the NP stuck a needle in my port area and felt for the pockets on the band (which i did not feel but could seen on the screen) the needle was attached to some tubing but i could not see what was in the end of it...

the bed was placed in a standing position and i was given a cup of contrast that i watched flow freely down my esophagus

she injected some saline i think about 1 cc and i drank some more contrast...the flow was a littler slower

she injected another cc and i drank some more contrast...the flow was slower still...

she injected another cc and i drank some more contrast...i felt like it was going to come up...

she removed a 1/2 cc and i drank some more contrast...i felt like i had to burp...

she removed another 1/2 cc and i drank some more contrast and then some water...and i felt ok...

so i got a 2 cc fill today on top of the one from surgery...so 3 total in my 10cc band

i felt like a had a lump in my throat for the first hour afterward, but i feel better now...

i am now back to mushies for two days...she said it appears i am tighter in the morning and i should try to drink a shake or yogurt in the mornings...

that's it:) now the fun begins...i must remember to chew...