First Fill TOMORROW!!! What should I expect??

[Onederland2come 1]

Okay ya'll let me have it! Tell me all the details and leave nothing out!!! lol

[vlp1968 83]

Fills are relatively easy. Your doctor (or nurse in some cases) will feel for the port and inject a local anestetic. He/she will than acess the port with a fairly long needle, but I never felt a thing. It's all over before you know it. Just so you know, the first fill very well may not give you restriction. It took me 3 fills to feel any restriction. Good luck!

[summer134 23]

I don't know how different doctors do it, but I wasn't prepared for my first fill. I thought it would happen laying down -- I laid down, he gave the local anesthetic shot then put the big needle into the port. Then he asked me if I was ready to stand up. Ready to what?!? Umm ... incase you forgot, there's a huge needle sticking out of me! He wanted me to stand up to go over to the xray machine so he could watch the barium that I swallowed go down. One drink to see current restriction, put in the Fluid for the fill, then drink again to see if it was adjusted the right amount. Then laid back down to take the needle out. Again, not sure if that's just my doctor or others. But wish I would have known that going in!! Good luck!!

[Onederland2come 1]

I'm a tad bit nervous... just because it's something I've never experienced before. I hate the stupid barium drink it always makes me gag. I hope this process is simple and fast. Thanks for letting me know I won't get restriction on the first go round, that's what I was actually hoping for. But now I know. Hopefully I will feel something though. Thanks for the feed back guys!