Easy as pie!

[beanie80 146]

Had my first fill and it was super easy! Took all of 5 minutes. I have a little over 3cc's in my band. I was hungry when I got to the appointment, I'm not hungry at all now. Yay!

[GuyMontag 1,264]

Good for you. It's amazing how much stress can build up because of the thought of the first fill and afterwards we're all, seriously?!? That's it? Lol. Easy peasy.

[GoingforGoal 1,734]

Congrats. Hope this one holds you off for a long time. Just remember this sensation and understand that when swelling goes down and when time goes on your band will typically not feel this tight. But this is what you need to achieve with your next fill. It's all good foundational experience hehe

[aviva1979 375]

Ditto! First fill yesterday. 4cc's. I was all nervous and asked about a numbing agent b/c I'd read here that many get that and my doc assured me I wouldn't really feel anything. He was totally right. His feeling around for the port was uncomfortable but not painful, and I hardly felt the needle at all. The sensation inside was.... Unusual. Can't say I've ever felt anything like it before. Hard to describe but I def knew something was happening in there

[mrsto 2,925]

Ditto! First fill yesterday. 4cc's. I was all nervous and asked about a numbing agent b/c I'd read here that many get that and my doc assured me I wouldn't really feel anything. He was totally right. His feeling around for the port was uncomfortable but not painful, and I hardly felt the needle at all. The sensation inside was.... Unusual. Can't say I've ever felt anything like it before. Hard to describe but I def knew something was happening in there

Interesting that you say you could feel something happening around in there. I didn't have any immediate sensation at the time of my first two fills. The first one added 3.2 cc's to the 3 that were already in there from surgery. The second fill took it up to an even 7. The one I just had this week was only .25, which was perfect for a band to the fullness mine is. But with this last fill, when she pulled all of the Fluid out, I actually felt the band loosen......like a sense of taking off a tight belt and feeling relief. It was an odd sensation, and really illustrated just how much the band constricts that area of our stomach.

[Sharpie 3,306]

My Dr. uses a numbing agent but it's so quick and easy.. I only have 2 cc's there wasn't anything in my band until 6 weeks after surgery... he also will not give me a fill as long as I am losing and not complaining of hunger before 3-4 hours after eating...