survived my 1st fill

[lovecats85 2]

Ok, so all-in-all it was no big deal.

I drank a Protein Shake for Breakfast. I check in at the doc, he looked thru an ultrasound at my port and then he stuck that needle in and out so quick I hardly felt a thing. I couldn't feel the band filling or anything. Then I got up and went and drank barium and saw the x-ray. He said I had had no restriction and I still don't have much but he didn't want to press it, especially the week before Thanksgiving. I got 1.6 cc's in a 4cc band. He told me liquiids for 2 days, mushies for 2 days, and then back to normal. I get another fill on Dec. 1st. He said 7 weeks was too long to go before the 1st fill and I should have had it 4 weeks after surgery. Ooops. Anyways, I'm getting caught up now. I didn't feel anything for about an hour or two and then I drank some Water andI could kind of feelit going down. Now my tummy feels tight like my stomach is being squeezed or someone is hugging me really tight. I hope this feeling will go away soon so I can relax. Anyways, all-in-all it was no big deal, and I won't be scared when I go back on Dec 1st.

[JAYGERL05 0]

I had my first one today as well, It was a breeze. No pain, I was in at 1:00 and out at 1:26. I got a 1.5cc for my first fill. I came back to work and had a Protein Shake and some Water. My doctor orders are 2 days liquid, 2 mushy and back to solids. Whew hew!!!!!!!!!!!!! We did it.

[puddin 7]

My fills are a bit disconcerting. Not painful. They give me a local anesthetic and then proceed to take the long curvy needle and poke around for about 5 minutes. Tap tap tap. I watch the whole thing because I'm sickeningly fascinated.

[lovecats85 2]

I didn't get poked around - he located the port w/ an ultrasound and stuck it the 1st try. Yeah Jaygerl - we did it!

[Bensmum1109 0]

Way to go, ladies!!

Just an FYI, I only got 1CC for my first fill and really did not feel very restricted at all (had it done 10/31). Last weekend I flew to Vegas for a conference and BOOM- I felt it. I could barely eat more than 3 or 4 bites of food at a time without being in pain. I originally thought it was because of my flight-I hear airplanes can squeeze you up a bit-but I have been home for 3 days and I still feel it.

So give yourselves some time. It may take several days or even a week or two before the restriction kicks in!

[Tricia K. 0]

I'm happy to hear that your 1st fill was uneventful and painless.

I had my 1st fill 2 weeks ago (1cc) and only felt minor restriction for the first 2 days. After that, it was the same as before I got the fill. So, I called this past Monday and went in the following day to get my 2nd fill (another 1cc). Even though it has only been 2 days, this restriction feels much different than the first time. I have a feeling this one will last for a while.

I get my fills done by the nurse practitioner in my surgeon's office. She doesn't use flouro (whatever that is) but rather does the fills by touch. She feels for my port, has me do a semi-crunch, injects the lidocane and then the saline. I don't feel either of the needles.

While I'm not the least bit afraid of needles, I'm so glad that this fill process is so painless.