Is the fill process painful?

[nicole35 0]

I have looked everywhere and can't find any information on the fill process. Does it hurt to be filled? Do they give you a shot for pain? I have my first fill on Tuesday and am a little nervous.

Thanks!

[Corrigan 75]

Not really. You're usually given a small shot to deaden the port area, then

the saline is injected with a larger needle, which you hardly feel (depends

on how much of a woose you are).

[crittlebird 7]

No, it doesn't hurt. I do not get a pain shot first. It is a pinch and then it is over, not a big deal. Try not to stress out about it, you will be fine!!! Good luck!!!!

[kesjtjo7 0]

The first fill really doesn't hurt at all. it feels like getting a shot. You feel a little pinch, and you may feel a little sore but it goes away. You don't need pain medication. You'll be fine

I have looked everywhere and can't find any information on the fill process. Does it hurt to be filled? Do they give you a shot for pain? I have my first fill on Tuesday and am a little nervous.

Thanks!

[karewpah 173]

I find it painless. My Dr doesn't use any numbing either. Takes less than a minute and you're good to go!

honestly, the flu shot is worse.

[JerseyGirl80 12]

My doc numbs the area with a spray, it generally doesn't hurt, it's just a pinchy feeling. Although my doctor had a hard time finding my port the first time due to scar tissue, it hurt, I won't lie, but it was nothing I couldn't handle. It took 3 painful tries that first time which made me not want a second fill, but since then it's been easy breezy and not painful at all.

[B-52 7,113]

I have looked everywhere and can't find any information on the fill process. Does it hurt to be filled? Do they give you a shot for pain? I have my first fill on Tuesday and am a little nervous.

Thanks!

You bet. It's the scariest and most painful thing ever !! I break out in cold sweats just thinking about it, and I can't drive home afterwards.

Just kidding. It's really nothing at all. My Dr. does not need to use any deadening around the port.

I work in healthcare. So while I'm laying on my back, I prop myself up on my elbows and carry on a normal conversation with him on just about anything while I am watching and learning.

I especially liked it one time when he had to take an important phone call and left me there with the needle sticking out of me like a pin cushion.

He uses a gas tight syringe with a valve so he can close the valve and remove the syringe leaving the air tight needle behind.

[Brina522 4]

I'm going to be honest, I don't no if painful is the right word cause it really don't hurt, but the thought of sticking a needle in my stomach makes me nauses (spellcheck) and I am being honest. my Dr. feels around my insision (spellcheck) then when she locates the port she sticks the needle in....I'm a mess everytime I go. The first time I went my pressure was so high, and I don't have high blood pressure....but each time it gets better...I hope I don't scare you and everyone is different...I hope this helps

[highland 168]

I find the process totally painless! I enjoy chatting with my surgeon and his nurse while he's doing my fill.

[kittyforet 50]

I'm with Brina. Doesn't feel good. I am fine with giving blood and getting shots but the fills are a little more painful for me. So far they've had trouble finding my port and that tends to make me nauseous while they dig around trying to find it. They hit the metal part. Once they remove the needle I'm fine. Every one has a different experience though.

Just be prepared, they ask you to sit up with the needle still in your port. Kinda weird and I get woozy if I look at it.

I'm not normally wimpy but fills do weird things for me.

This last time she dug around so much I was uncomfortable and she finally gave me lidocaine and then it helped a little. Since I already had the needle stuck in my abdomen she was able to push the lidocaine in without sticking me more than once.

Try to relax as much as possible.

[SageTracey 608]

doesn't hurt at all. The worst part of my last fill was the spider racing across the wall towards me while I was lying on the bed!