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Even though my surgery was Nov. 9th, I still haven't had my first fill yet because I got sick (flu) and have been a slow healer. My Dr. also told me that my port was positioned very deeply.

On my last check up a month ago, my Dr. was feeling around for my port and said it would be a good idea to wait till a dropped some more weight so it was easier to find my port.

After a month, I don't think I've lost any weight. Actually, I might have gained a bit. Now I'm afraid that since my port is very deep that I won't be able to get a fill. My appt. is Monday the 7th.

Does anyone else have deep port problems? I'm actually pretty surprised I had so much abdominal fat....I'm 5'7", 211lbs and my weight is pretty evenly distributed.

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Sounds a bit iffy to me. Can't he do it under fluo (sp) so he can see where it is?

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Sades...I agree with you.

Deep or not there is always flouro. I would suggest talking with your doctor and telling him that you want your first fill that you are hungry and need to get to restriction for the band to work. My starting weight was 358 which is a lot more than you and I had my first fill. Granted my port is not deep; actually my doctor prefers to put the port more to the surface because it is easier to get the fill in and he doesn't want to use us as pin cushions. Granted I may need to have the port repositioned in the future but I like that he is thinking about his patients comfort. My fill was a piece of cake and did not hurt at all. Which I am grateful for.

Good luck and please stand up for yourself you deserve to be on the way to losing with a bit more restriction.

Cindy

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