Fill disappeared or missed the port?

lapinND · June 6, 2008

In the month since my last fill, I have felt no restriction at all, and I've been hungry all the time! I was at 3 cc in a 10 cc band. So, I went in for a fill today, and the Dr. said he was getting nothing from the pull back, so I had no fill. He filled me with 3 ccs.

Then he explained how fills sometime disappear. He said it could be a leak, the last injection could have missed the port, there could be a kink in the band so a pull back doens't work, etc.

This makes me wonder...last month during my fill, the PA could only get 1 cc pulled back. She said she'd bring me up to 3 ccs. Then, she withdrew the syringe before filling, and I felt a cold sensation when she filled it , different than anything I've felt before. I'm wondering if maybe she wasn't in the port and the saline was released around it instead. That might explain both the sensation and the lack of any restriction from that point on.

Any thoughts? Maybe I'm just over analyzing?

sheerbear · June 6, 2008

Did you swell up around your port?

sheerbear · June 6, 2008

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thewired1 · June 6, 2008

Where are you? I'm in ND too.

I would ask for a fill under the MRI or CT or whatever that machine is called. In Grand Forks, our first fills are done there to make sure that everything is properly placed. Everything that you mentioned is possible as well as maybe a defective port?

Call your surgeon's office and ask for them to x-ray or check positioning another way.

bratbaby · June 7, 2008

I am wondering about the same sort of thing. On my first fill the doctor said he gave me 5 cc, but when he did the draw back 2 weeks later, there was only 3 cc there. Where did it go?

neptune693 · June 8, 2008

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lapinND · June 8, 2008

Sorry to not have replied sooner to the questions. 1) No swelling around the port, but I wouldn't think 3 ccs of saline would cause swelling? 2) I'm from Bismarck.

I'm feeling this feel, that's for sure! I think I've experienced my first "stuck" experience. Once, with a salad and the other time with some lean roast beef. Looks like this fill definitely hit the mark!