Ok fellow banders, it has been a while since I've been on but I have a concern. Please let me know if this has happened to anybody else out there. I was banded 10/15 starting weight was 284 I have had 3 fills the first two fills I really felt no restriction and my weight was stuck at 255lbs. On 4/9/09 I had the fill under the fluroscopy and it took my doctor the longest time to find my port(this has never happened with his office visit). But this time i had the best restriction I have ever felt since surgery. I was a little discouraged because i went to two visits and didn't lose neither did I gain but I thought it was because I incorporated weights into my workout regiment. Now I did lose clothes sizes (inches). So now since 4/9/09 I have lost 8lbs now I am 247 and I feel good...and I have so much restriction I am actually satisfied with my smaller portions. Do you guys think it is possible that my doctor MISSED PUTTING THE SALINE IN THE PORT WHEN I WAS AT MY TWO OTHER DOCTOR VISITS?:wink:

Well I'll tell you why I dont think so. When a doc puts a needle anywhere, they pull back to see where they are...if youre aiming for a vein for a blood draw you pull back a little to see if youre in a vein. Now, I've never seen the procedure for the fill but am betting they pull back to check for saline return for the same reason...to confirm that theyre in the right place and to rule out being in a wrong place like a vein or artery...Time to get that bullseye tattoo on your port either way!!! Good luck, Cali

When my doctor put the needle in my port it made a click noise. Did you hear anything when the needle went in?