no go on fill

amc581 · June 1, 2008

So I went for my one month post- op appt with my surgeon on Thursday. He asked me how I was doing, and blah blah, and then he said are you feeling full? Well I said no cause I'm not, I don't over eat and get sick but I really have not alot of differance in fullness and for sure hunger. but I'm trying to get through. Anyway so he says well lets see about a small fill. he numbs me and sticks me about 6 differant times but couldn't get it, said I was still too swollen around the port site. Has anyone else come across this problem? I figure it was a little too soon to try but man was I dissapointed I really thought I was going to get a glorious fill, Oh well another two weeks and hopefully I will be less swollen. :laugh:

brandyII · June 1, 2008

No, but I want to know why I don't get numbed first!

gdf18 · June 1, 2008

I'm six weeks Wed and scheduled for a fill and I'm concerned because I do think I'm still swollen as I am full very quickly.

Gwenn

auntlucy · June 1, 2008

My surgeon didn't do my fill until 2 months post op. All of our bodies heal differently and at different rates.

gdf18, when you go for your appointment, tell your doctor that you still feel swollen and that you get full very quickly. If you don't think you need a fill yet, I wouldn't get one. I'm a big believer that we need to listen to our bodies, and if yours is telling you you don't need one yet, I wouldn't do it.

Good luck!

Elisabethsew · June 1, 2008

When you go for a fill you can ask for a local anesthetic before they give you a fill. If the surgeon can't find the port, ask for a more experienced person or ask if they have the ability to do the fill under x-ray. I would not allow a person to stick me more than twice and the PA's or NP's do more fills than the surgeons do.