Got my first fill!

[BDS_Geologist 0]

I just had my first fill on Tuesday 9/23. 4 ml and it felt pretty tight for about the first 12 hours. I guess that it cause a little inflammation. That has since subsided and I'm feeling pretty good now.

I'm looking forward to my first Phase III diet meal for dinner tonight. We're going to Qdoba for a naked chicken burrito (in a bowl, no tortilla, no rice, no cheese, no sour cream). At least I'll get to eat a little chicken and black Beans without being pureed into mush, AND MY FIRST TASTE OF salad in a whole month!

I've lost 22 lbs so far.

Bryan

[ShrinkyDink 0]

Had my second fill today, she bumped me up to 6.2cc and it was so much easier this time. She didn't need the long needle this time, I'm telling myself it's cause there's less fat there, but it's probably cause the swelling is gone. From the time she cleaned the spot til the time it was done was about 2 minutes! I asked about the tubing, she said the tubing on my band (APS) only holds about .5cc at the most which surprised me, that means I had 4cc in the band for that first month when I felt no restriction at all.

I saw the doctor also (the PA does my fills) and he's concerned that this odd Fluid pocket where they tunneled the tubing through the muscle is still there and still causing a pressure feeling sometimes. Coupled with the shoulder pain I'm getting from time to time he's concerned now that it could be a hernia, I'm going for a CT scan tomorrow. Fingers crossed and lots of prayers going up that it's not!