kmays234

I have Kaiser in Georgia. They cover no fills or any kind of weight loss surgery (or meds) Thankfully I was able to get my surgery before I got on Kaiser. I am therefore self pay and I pay 149 per fill. This includes the doctor visit and the procedure. No fluro done here either.

Went and saw my Dr today. He thinks the reason that I got so tight was because I was overfilled before my fill. I had started with 6 cc's back in nov 09, and last friday I had 5.5cc's in there. He said that is normal. He put 1.5 cc's in there today which brought me back up to 5 cc's. I have an appt in 2 wks with the nutritionist and in 4 weeks with the Dr again to see how I'm doing and If I need another fill.

So, I spent 6 hrs at the ER, the oncall dr for my facility was stuck at home. I ended up meeting him at 10am (was supposed to meet at 815) this am. He took out 3 cc's. Instant relief. Came home and slept 4 hrs (oh and ate a bowl of grits). I confirmed with him first and he said I can eat whatever I want since I've been through this ordeal. LOL. So I just had some cottage cheese and the small portion filled me up.

I called my Dr. He is out of town in Washington DC. He told me to go to the ER and they will call one of his partners to come up there and unfill me a little bit. I hate doing this. Just waiting on my boyfriend to come home so he can take me since I don't feel comfortable driving myself.

I got my 4th fill yesterday. I was banded in June of 09 and my last fill was in November of 09. I have a Lapband and went from 6 cc's to 7 cc's. I can now keep no fluids down. Everything I have drank be it room temperature, cold or hot has come back up about 30 min later. Is this normal or should I call my Dr?

My surgery was on June 25th 2009, I had my first fill on August 2nd and they put 3 cc in my 10cc band. 2nd fill was on sept 5th, 2 more cc's so 5 cc's total. Some difference on how much I eat. Going for another fill on Oct 14th. Hopefully all will continue to go well.

I had my first fill today (3cc in a 10cc band) I'm sore at the site of the needle. He said I had alot of scar tissue covering port but that was normal. My dr told me to take it easy today with liquids only and tomorrow I can start mushies/soft foods for a day and by Friday I'll be back on regular food.

I don't know yet. I go for my first fill on Wednesday the 5th. I'm nervous.

I had mine done 5 weeks ago or so. They tried both wrists and the fold of my left arm. She dug for it in the fold of my arm and 5 weeks later my thumb is still sore and tingles ALL the time. After the 3rd time and I'm crying my eyes out she got her boss. He got it on the 2nd try. They informed me I was a hard stick. I had bruises all over my arms. I looked like a junkie. They say I'll get feeling back in my thumb. I wish it would happen sooner rather than later.

Here is mine. I didn't start it til recently but it goes thru my entire process. Kat's Lapband journey

I was banded on 6/25. My port is on my right side about a hand width away from my sternum. The first week I slept sitting up then started sleeping sort of on my side laying down. I had been sleeping on my stomach for about a week now. Now for the question. Today it hurts if I lay down its not a sharp pain more of a dull ache and almost a pulling (yes i know its sewn into my muscle). Its gotten so its actually uncomfortable to lay down. Could this be a port that is trying to flip? Any advice would be welcomed. Thanks.

When I was on my liquid diet 2 weeks before my surgery on 6/25/09, I had gone to my parents house for fathers day. My whole family was there. I had asked them to please eat before I got there because I was on liquids and didn't feel comfortable sitting at the table watching everyone eat. My step mom actually yelled at me. Told me it was fathers day and I was a part of the family and just because it was my choice to lose weight I was going to sit there whether I liked it or not. Mind you I am 35 years old. I called my father and my brother and explained things to them and they said they would handle it. It was agreed they would eat at 2pm and I'd be there at 4 after I got off work. I showed up and they had not even started eating. My brother showed up and I was almost in tears because of course my step mom had made all my favorite foods. Fortunately my 1 yr old niece was teething and didn't want to sit down and she loves her Aunt Kathy so she and I walked around the house while everyone else ate. Of course step mom got upset when I told her I didn't want ice cream for dessert. I explained to her that just because it was a liquid didn't mean I could eat it. That seemed to shut her up. She has been supportive ever since. Just weird how some people don't care how you are feeling or if what they say or do is going to hurt you.

Thanks. Yeah, I'm not married. My roommate has babied me beyond belief. He's my best friend and has taken such good care of me, from going to all my pre op appts and all my post op appts thus far. Not to mention taking care of me the last 2 1/2 weeks since surgery.