2nd fill - valuable lesson!

[Lizalee 1]

Well, I learned a valuable life lesson yesterday...

Went for my second fill - Dr. couldn't seem to figure out if he was in the port or not - could not get Fluid to draw back. Put in 1 cc. Called in his partner - same story, put in about 2cc trying to figure it out, couldn't get it back.

Tried to drink Water after that....Oh my -- now I know what you all are talking about with your PB stories!! Instant severe pain, thought I was going to pass out (vaso-vagal response) and finally up it all came.

BUT....they couldn't get the fill out. So, I had to have an emergency port revision last night - found tubing had kinked.

But here's the kicker: One of my daughters graduated from high school last night, 60miles away in our home town, while I was 60miles away at the hospital...the same time I had to have my surgery!! My appointment had been in the morning, plenty of time to get back home...or so I thought. Couldn't get the surgery until night...

The moral of this story- Never schedule a fill when you HAVE to be somewhere that day!

Guess I'll be on Clear liquids today and mushies tomorrow - so much for the parties we're having this weekend! I was hoping the fill would help me stay on my diet...well, I guess it will REALLY do that!

I can laugh about it now, but it didn't seem as funny last night.

Edited June 7, 2008 by Lizalee
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[gg2007BandSTAR 0]

ohh no, sorry to hear about your second fill. At least the problems was sorted and it was better that it was found out now than later. Wish you all the best hun xx

[dogluvr 1]

Your DR has been doing lapbands for 30 years???

[Lizalee 1]

Hi Dogluvr

I do believe he said he has been doig WLS for that many years (per my memory), starting with bypass and stapling, of course, and was among the first to do adjustable bands when they originally came out. Now, I don't know what year the lap band came out...but a long surgical record for weight loss surgey certainly. He has never had this particular complication.

He is great, and has a wonderful track record with a low complication rate, which is one of the reasons I went to him

PS: I have edited my post, because I don't want to mislead anyone unintentially. He has been a surgeon since the 70's!

Edited June 7, 2008 by Lizalee

[gdf18 2]

I so feel for you. You're right. Scheduling these things is an art. And there are always unusual cirmcumstances. In my case, because my surgeon is located at the hospital, they do the fills in the imaging center. So, first the fluroscope went on and I and the surgeon could see that I'd healed well, and that all was well. Then we watched as he put in the fill, literally saw the Fluid not move as I felt the pain and burning. He instantly drew it out and I ended up with a small fill. I know most people don't do it at hospital like that, and many doctors use a fluroscope in their offices.

Glad you're okay now and YUP, you got the help eating less!

[gojaguars 0]

Hey, I am so sorry to hear about your trouble with your fill and that you had to miss the graduation. I hope it was video taped so you can purchase it. But I know in the long run, even though missing your daughter's graduation was hard on you, that loosing weight and being healthier for the rest of your life and being able to live longer is the priority. I am so glad that they were able to do the revision the same day. Best of luck to you!!! And to the rest of us too!!!

[Lizalee 1]

Hey, thanks for the support.

I watched the video today...the good part was I could fast forward through the endless speeches! :-)

It's all good.

I'm hoping I've had my 'complication' now so everything from here will go great!

Best wishes to you all.