Today finally got here, my first fill. I was quite proud of myself, no fears, ready to do it! Doc and I discussed my hunger, weight loss over the past month, and decided to go for the fill. NOw, my doc is known for his aggressiveness so I kept that in mind, I knew he would not deny me the fill, because I was truly hungry, throughout the day! He numbed the area, he had me give him a crunch, my port was placed under my sternum, so the crunch position helped him locate the port. I didnt feel a thing! He placed 2cc then he had my swing my legs around the table, sit-up he gave me water to drink.....it went down very good, so he put another cc in....I drank, it went down good......so another cc, drank again, no problem.....he went for .7 of a cc., that did it. I drank, it went down very slowly, some restriction, no pain. He was happy with that, so I have 4.7 cc in my 10cc band. I was told to have yogurt today, then move over to soft foods, then solids.

He informed me that the fill could last 1wk-2wks or we could actually hit my sweet spot "green zone". I feel pretty good, some restriction, yogurt is going down great, but most of all I am feeling full, so I think we are in the right direction. Now, the journey does begin, good choices of foods, eating slowly (that is a difficult one for me), correct portions and exercise. Again, I am so excited. Getting hungry these past weeks was getting hard to handle, so I am glad to be at the next step. I will keep you posted on my first fill adventure, let's hope we get more that 2 weeks of feeling full.

Patti with a smile:thumbup: