Painful Fill???

Dawn NH · March 8, 2006

Has anyone else had a fill that was painful? :cry My Dr. did my second fill today and it was very painful. She explained that the port can move a bit and she is very cautious and not willing to go near the tubing, which I like, but the fill was very painful. This is my second fill and the first was no pain at all.

What have other people experienced with fills? And if they are painful do they get better once you lose weight? My Dr. said that will make a difference.

CCBSTX · March 9, 2006

I've had 3 uneventful fills/unfills. My surgeon gives me a bit of Lidocaine (small needle) to numb the area and I don't feel a thing...

Shawn

lianna · March 9, 2006

Numb it first.......dont feel a thing.

julieplunk · March 9, 2006

I got my first fill today and it was a piece of cake.. all I felt was a small stick and it was over.. the hard part is being on liquids for a week.. I am starving but I feel full .. How long does this last ...

NaturalBeauty · March 9, 2006

I've had a total of 6 fills, 1 unfill and for the most part they have been pain free. The 2nd fill was painful because the other doctor who didn't know where to look for my port actually stuck me in my stomach and that hurt!

I am still scared of needles and I tense up everytime and wonder why I did this to myself but after it's over, I'm back to my senses.

Kathy473 · March 9, 2006

The only problem I have had was a couple of weeks ago when I had my deflation. The nurse missed twice and got it right the 3rd time. I went today and had a fill and the tech got it on the first try! :clap2: I was so happy for that!!! But other than that, I have had uneventul fills...no problems and no pain.:biggrin1:

gentlespirit · March 9, 2006

I just had my first one on Tuesday and it was harder than I expected. But I'm weird because I have a long spinal fusion with a lot of hardware in there to stablize it. Because of that the doc had a really hard time seeing exactly where my port is even with the fluoroscope. He had to jab me 3 times and I have a big black and blue spot. Not his fault, though. Didn't hurt much but the pressure felt really odd.

Emily

Dawn NH · March 10, 2006

Gentle Spirit....I wonder if pain is the best way to discribe it......There was a lot of pressure and some odd feelings. I also have a big black and blue spot, and a bigger needle hole from them "fishing around in the port for the right spot" my terms not theirs. that is just what it felt like to me. My first fill was fine.

Julie....my Dr does not require liquids for a week. That would be hard as I do not have much if any restriction yet.

I will have to ask about being numbed first. She does not do that and I don't think if they went as well as the first one that it would be needed, but the second one was just not fun!!!

new_smile · March 15, 2006

OUCH! I just got filled for the first time in a year. It hurt bad! The Dr. said that because of the weight loss my port had moved so he had to sort of twist it. I have been in major pain every since this afternoon. I am actually wondering if I have overfilled.......

My stomach was not used to the manipulation - that is for sure - after a year!

Morsaille · March 15, 2006

My first fill was an ordeal for me. It kind of hurt. Not the needle so much, but the poking, rolling, pinching, pressing, and prodding was a little much. I felt kind of beat up when it was all over. My doc was training a new technician and first one, then the other had to find my port through my portliness. I hope it gets easier and that was with fluoro. I was so tense that I only got half the amount they thought I should have. Nothing was going down. The barium sat there like a rock. My next fill will be blind. With luck I'll get some lidocaine. Good stuff, I remember it from my C-section. Like a bee sting, a good bee sting, cold, sharp, and keeps you from feeling the needles so big they could be straws.