Just did a self fill wow feel awesome

[nameste 0]

After being severely tired of doctors being out of country, and no other doctor being here, and sick and tired of the idea of flying 1000's of miles for a fill, i did it, i got a huber needle, cleaned myself with pyodine, hit my self with a sterile needle in the center of the port and boom i have restriction.

I wanted to know how many people have tried doing this? and can the huber needle be reused, or i have to get another for each fill/unfill thanks

Good for you. I had to show my own family doctor how to fill mine when I needed an emergency defill and she said "you shoudl be doing your own you know more than me" I haven't tried yet but I can get the needles and saline from work and my port is very very easy to find and close to the surface. My family doctor doesn't want to do it unless its an emergency and my fill clinic is 6 hours away so I may try it, if only so I can defill myself in an emergency if I need to.

I can find a vein in a leg on a moving dog, I am pretty sure I can find a port that 1" across and fully palpalble....

[nameste 0]

Hi Me and my son have also done a band fill ourselfs! we shared the Huber needle but feel it is to blunt to use again!! We however can not find anywhere to buy the huber needles! we only had one sent to us by nurse for emergencies. Please tell us where you buy yours from.

Thanks

Gail

Never share a needle with anyone . I would do my own fill but I would never reuse or share a needle and my only reason for doing my own is distance and that my clinic is too aggressive about fills in my opinion and won't tell me the amount they are putting in and I am not comfortable with that. I want slow gradual fills and I don't want to drive six hours to have someone tell me I am not entitled to know how much is going in my band.