My Fourth Fill Today

blossom · February 16, 2005

This one was done by my surgeon in his office instead of going to the horrid radiology dept. at the hospital. It was my first blind fill. He took out the saline that was already in there and measured it and it turns out I only had 2cc's instead of 3. Guess one of the radiologist missed my port (under flouro!!!). Anyway, my dr put 3cc's back in. He also said my port is slightly tilted, probably from scar tissue, but it shouldn't be much of a problem. This was my first experience where anyone had to 'stick and dig'. UGH!!! I could hear the needle catch on my port and slip off!!!! Thank God he deadened the area first. It was scary, but even so, I am happy that my own dr will be doing my fills from now on instead of some no name radiologist!

As soon as I got back in my office, without thinking, I picked up my Water mug and took a BIG gulp. Oops! I could feel it back up in my chest a little. Not painful, but I was aware it was there. Now I know why you guys say sip, sip, sip!!! I always gulp, gulp, gulp, LOL!!!

Katie328 · February 16, 2005

Wow blossom, sounds like a lovely time! Glad to know everything went well, sounds like you had a check-up of sorts!! Sip sip sip...after my last fill I learned that the hard way as well...always learning aren't we

Mita · February 16, 2005

Great that you have restriction. Sip, Sip

I'llsucceed · February 16, 2005

Can wait to hear of your success' over the next few months Blossom!

Iluvharleys · February 16, 2005

I hope this one turns out to be the good one!

blossom · February 16, 2005

Hmmmm..... I had about 3 teeny tiny bites of lunch today and had to stop because I felt the beginnings of pain. The pain went away, but I have had the hiccups off and on for over the last 3 1/2 hours. Can hiccupping this much hurt my band? I'm hoping this is just from swelling and will improve in a couple of days, meanwhile I am going on liquids. I have never understood why I have always been told to eat regular food after my fills, when everyone else is told to do liquids, mushies, softs and then real food.

Iluvharleys · February 16, 2005

Blossom my Doctor always has me do liquids the remainder of the day after the fill, but starts me back on hard Protein the following day.

La_madam · February 16, 2005

Blossom I was told liquids for 3 days by my doctor, it is for swellin.. Lots of activity going on during a fill in the port area and the band area. Sounds like you may finally have restriction now...it is so weird they did not hit the port under fluoro, did you not see the needle in the port? Did you not see the baruim flowing through at aslower pace as he was doing the fill? My doc completely closes me off and then slowly releases to watch the barium trickle through, when he feels it is flowing through at a more restricted pace he will back off and have you drink Water to see how it feels, does your doctor do this? If he did you would feel it and there would be no way he missed the port. Very strange he missed the port, it is the whole reason to use flouro to see the restriction and the baruim flowing through the band, did he not see a difference in restriction when doing this himself?