what is a fill???

Omallies13 · March 26, 2009

so im considering having the lapband but im curious as to what a fill is...what it does....and does it hurt???????

ksill18 · March 26, 2009

this is what i saw when i was researching a fill:

Good vid shows the process. And no it doesnt hurt...only a small pinch then you have to drink some Water to see if you keep it down. If you puke thats a bad thing.

Omallies13 · March 26, 2009

thanks that kinda helped..whats the purpose of filling it with saline though? && it looks like it hurts =/

this is what i saw when i was researching a fill:

Good vid shows the process. And no it doesnt hurt...only a small pinch then you have to drink some Water to see if you keep it down. If you puke thats a bad thing.

ParrotheadCathy · March 26, 2009

Your band is connected to a port (about as big around as a quarter) by a thin tube. They add saline in small amounts to the band to tighten it until you eventually really that point they call the "green zone" -- where you eat, feel full for 4-5 hours before you want to eat again. That could take several "fills" but each time puts you closer to the zone. My fills haven't hurt at all, just a tiny quick pinch. I was offered a numbing shot at the first fill, which I took, but on the second did without it and, truthfully, the numbing shot was as big a stick as the actual fill shot so what did I avoid with the numbing shot?