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A weight loss surgery blog by pephlin on BariatricPal. 2 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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First Fill

I was scheduled for my first fill on June 23. I went in and thank goodness my insurance pays for fills, so I just had to pay my 20. copay. I was very nervous and the PA that did my fill was obviosly still learning. She mashed on my stomach to find the port and then she numbed me, (in the wrong spot) so she called in someone to help her, she mashed on my stomach foound the port and inserted the needle. She unfilled to find out how much saline was in the band and I had 3cc's so she added 1.

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• pephlin
• June 24, 200917 yr

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FIrst time posting to my blog Surgery

I had my surgery on May 19, 2009. It was pretty uneventful. I went to the surgical center at 5:30, my surgery was scheduled for 7:30. I was nervous and excited. I was taken to the preop area and was hooked up to the IV. I was weighed and was suprised to find that I weighed in at 233. This was 8 lbs. less than when I started my preop diet. I was 241 at the Dr.'s office. As I was laying there I thought "What are you doing?" but, I was told it was time to go and I was wheeled into the oper

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• pephlin
• June 24, 200917 yr