2nd fill question...

GingerRenayd2 · January 19, 2004

Hello~ I'm a little confussed. I just got back from my 2nd fill.

Okay~ I drank that gross junk first and on screen you could see it went thought pretty fast. My Doctor even said puzzeled have you had a fill? GREAT!

My first fill was only 2 months ago. Is this normal?

Then when he stuck the needle in some comes out I guess?? Well, only .75 came out.. I had 1.5cc where is the rest of my 1st fill??

I then got over 2.cc put back in. It took the nasty drink longer to pass.

How long does the tightness last?

How long till I fill the tightness kick in?

THANKS FOR ANY ADVISE!!

Vera · January 20, 2004

Hi GingerRenayd2

First I noticed your weight-loss about 42 lbs thats great! Your internal organs, stomach lost fat too which could explain why the doctor didn't think you have had a fill yet because the band is fitting losser???

I'v heard of small amounts of saline lost through osmosis. At my 2nd fill about .25 wasn't recovered from my first fill, at the time we also saw alittle air which was puzzeling to me. I defenitly have questions for my Fill doctor next time I see him. In your case .75cc seems like alot, did your doctor say where it went? I'm curious to hear what doctors say about the lost saline. It just occured to me maybe he didn't take all of it out on purpose.

My tightness kicked in right away and in 3 weeks seemed to get even tighter(more restricted) now at 9 weeks since my last fill, I'm not as restricted but statisfied.

Having your Fill done under fluro gives the doctor a view to see that everythings alright and you get the proper adjustment. I'm no expert...just expressing what I've felt.

Chris S. - L.I. · January 20, 2004

I have the same question about where the saline goes. In fact I tried to call Inamed today but Don Mills was out because of the holiday. I will be callling him with this question tomorrow. My first fill was 1.5 and when I went for the 2nd there was only 1.1. I had 2.0 (12/15/03) put in and at the beginning I was restricted not really bad but enought that I had to get used to it. Now, I feel as if most of my restriction has gone away. I can eat quite alot without getting the full feeling. I will probably be calling tomorrow to schedule another fill and I will be curious to see if I lost some more saline again.

I will let you know what I find out from Inamed.