First fill yesterday

[helen098 33]

Weight 222.5 (sad but still down 7.5 pounds) was told the weight gain/lack of weigh loss is normal

Turns out I had 1 cc in my band and they added 3 ½ so I have a total of 4 ½ and my band hold 10 cc

The actual access the port was much more painful then acceding the medi port I had in my check for chemo. So numbing meds as I am a tough new Yorker cancer survivor (just in general I think when they hear you have had cancer that you are very strong and don’t need any minor stuff like numbing cream ect)

After had to drink a cup of Water to be sure I didn’t throw up

Went down fine and stayed down. I was hungry before the fill but after not at all

My stomach was growling later in the evening but I was not hungry at all

Had ½ an ensure (by the time I had dinner it was after 9pm and I didn’t want to have too much food in my stomach) but I was good didn’t wake up in the middle of the night starving like I have been

On liquids for 2 days then mushies for 2 then normal food

Feeling real psyched for this let the weight loss begin

[nu2ywg 4]

Good luck to you! You're lucky you got such a big fill for your first one, many docs do their fills little by little. Does your clinic normally do numbing cream? I've never had it nor been offered it. You're tough though, I'm sure you can do it. I hope this fill brings you to your sweet spot.

[54Shirley 105]

Sounds good and under control. That's a PLUS !

The needle you will get use too. There is no reason to numb it with a needle, just to get a needle...

So you will get use to the stick.

Good Health to you, Shirley.

[vlp1968 83]

My Doc. uses a local before he accesses the port. I don't feel the long needle going into the port at all. The local barely stings. I don't know what it would be like to do it without the local, never wanted to try it out.

[54Shirley 105]

It's not bad !