First fill shock!

[YouGotBiggie 0]

My Doc Told me about other Docs doing it like this. They think it gets a patient closer to a perfect restriction sooner. He Also said that he doesn't do it that way because of the stress it puts on the patient and the band. He also said that what he thinks is a good restriction doing it that way the patient might not. He would rather we both agree.

[juliansmom2003 3]

I have had 5 fills and also get the vasovagal reaction. It was worse for the first 3 and I barely had any issues on fills 4 and 5. It is very scary. Hopefully yours will lessen with each fill too!

[emjay 8]

That surprises me about Dr. Curry's technique. It would scare the bejeezus out of me to go back.

My fills were always a piece of cake. No "can't find the port" issues, no pain, conservative but acceptable fills...very happy.

Sorry you had to go thru that. If you really don't want to have that happen again, please ask them to be conservative in their fills. Better to be safe than sorry. With the way some swell after a fill, I wouldn't think it would be a very accurate way to guage what level to put in. But it seems that docs all have their own ideas of what is appropriate.

Good luck on your journey!

[sparky1582 4]

The reason this was so scary to me and the wife was we were not given any warning this might happen. We were told I might get a little light headed but that is all that was said.

They told me the next fill would be only 1-2cc's and I would be laying down.

Even with the "shock" of my first fill I am still glad I got the band. I have lost 6 lbs since last Friday. I feel restriction and now I am only fighting the head hunger. So far I have fought the good fight.

[jiminyt 0]

This happened once to meduring my third fill. The PA explained that it is your body's defence mechanism to having a foreign object (the needle) introduced. Your blood pressure drops giving you that light headedness and sweats. After a few minutes you recover and everything gets back to normal. Never had a problem since.

[Jessbf85 1]

i did get a little lightheaded wen i had my first fill. I only had 3 cc's and just a needle and cup

[Shawna2010 0]

This is how mine are done as well.

My Dr does the same.. No worries. Doesn't hurt:thumbup: