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Trouble getting my 1st fill :(

Katy K

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Katy K    0

Katy K
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So yesterday I went to see my doctor to have my 1st fill, well it didn't go that well. He put the needle in and sat me up to start drinking my Water, well the needle came out... so he laid me down and went for my port again and tried putting the saline in and had to have his nurse get more saline, it just kept going in and not retracting like he wanted it to. So he is sending me to have a fill with an xray and he is going to inject some dye into it to see if their is a leak in it and if their is no leak then he will give me my fill and if for some reason my band is messed up....I have to have surgery again to fix it. I am nervous as heck!!! Has anyone ever had the same problem???

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Wow..I didn't know that some doctors kept the needle in while you drank the liquid. Mine doesn't -- and I think I am happy about that!

Good luck! It sounds like the right thing to do now to check the band under flouroscopy to make sure everything is where it is supposed to be. I hope it goes well for you!

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Wow..I didn't know that some doctors kept the needle in while you drank the liquid. Mine doesn't -- and I think I am happy about that!

Good luck! It sounds like the right thing to do now to check the band under flouroscopy to make sure everything is where it is supposed to be. I hope it goes well for you!

Thank you :) My doctor keeps the needle in while im drinking to see if he needs to add more saline or take some out... so he doesn't have to poke me again.

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It is possible your doc was never in the port so doing it under Xray is good...he can fill you just right. Many docs leave the needle in while the patient drinks, but Xray is the sure fire way to ensure he is in the port, not just in scar tissue.

Good luck, and try not to worry.

Mimi

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Katy K    0

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Just wanted to offer a HUG...

Thank you Marcy... sending a HUG right back your way :)

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AngelaL    0

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My Dr. leaves the needle in too - it was wierd - kinda Frankenstein-like, but I'd rather do that than get poked twice. Good luck with everything - hopefully everything is ok!

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