Countryheart2000

I suggest you get a referral to go to a surgeon at a bariatric Center of Excellence and get a 2nd opinion on what to do next.

@@Countryheart2000 how about requesting a fill under fluoroscopy - there are many Banders who insist on that. If he is having to poke seven times then he needs to be able to see better what is going on......
Meanwhile, maybe an ice lack on the port area? I bruise easily and even with just one poke I am usually bruised after a fill. I have had seven fills and am feeling really good about where I am now. My doctor is of the small fills school but as frequent as I needed, so we got me up to speed fairly quickly. Your doc is going to have to step things up.

I usually don't comment about doctor's or tell someone that their doctor is wrong but here I go. you had your surgery nearly a year ago and by my poor mathematic skills I figure you only have 3 cc's in a 10 cc band, and you are not losing wt. it's time to have a sit down with your doctor. it's okay to be assertive. ask him for a more aggressive fill. you want to be in the green zone and you know you are not there. you should be. that is your argument. I wish you luck.

Had my second fill today Fluid removed to confirm no loss than returned and 4 more cc's added I misunderstood the amount that was added on my first fill I thought it had been 5cc's but the Doctor said that he put in 5 then drew off to 2, that now explains why I was feeling no restriction, the doctor said that my progress since surgery has been excellent a total of 41# since surgery and 71# since being approved. I have been in a kind of a stall for the last 2 weeks 220# but up one day down the next day. I hope this fill will let me get below 200 I now have 6cc in a 11cc band.
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Countryheart2000...my surgeon goes slow on the fills as well, so I am at the mercy of my own resistance of watching what I put in my mouth. I wish you well also!!!
Redstorm sorry it took so long for them to find your port and the bleeding...hope it is better the next fill for you. Or they find if it flipped or not. Best wishes for you!

the Dr. Has a hard time finding my port, and it hurts so much. I hate it. it will be one month next Wednesday when I return for another fill, and my stomach is still bruised from last time. I only get .5 of a fill. I still fill nothing..I only have about 2.5 cc in my band. I hope this next fill will be the one. Good luck!

ok, I got a .05 cc fill today. The dr. Stuck me twice and it really hurt before finding my port. I am on liquids until tomorrow. I hope I get in the green zone this time. I did lose 4 pounds.

ok, I got a .05 cc fill today. The dr. Stuck me twice and it really hurt before finding my port. I am on liquids until tomorrow. I hope I get in the green zone this time. I did lose 4 pounds.

hello, yes you are correct on my history. I go in for another fill tomorrow,and I hope I feel something! My dr said that I need to keep track of what I eat for the nurse. I am just so disappointed in myself. I began a strict diet last week and I am hoping to gave lost a couple pounds. I can eat anything, and I feel no difference. My husband is telling me to take the band out, but I will not! It just has to kick in sometime. Thank you for your comments. I hope to have some good news soon. Maybe the .5 cc fill tomorrow will do the trick!

hello, yes you are correct on my history. I go in for another fill tomorrow,and I hope I feel something! My dr said that I need to keep track of what I eat for the nurse. I am just so disappointed in myself. I began a strict diet last week and I am hoping to gave lost a couple pounds. I can eat anything, and I feel no difference. My husband is telling me to take the band out, but I will not! It just has to kick in sometime. Thank you for your comments. I hope to have some good news soon. Maybe the .5 cc fill tomorrow will do the trick!

Oh for God's sake! Why bother putting the band in if you're going to set your patient up for failure. Sweetie...demand larger fills. I mean it. You are the consumer and he works for you. Tell him. Otherwise, you are struggling needlessly.

Are you working closely with the doctor and/or NUT to figure out why you aren't losing? I'm just having trouble with your statement. You've been banded for nearly a year and it concerns me that it's not working for you. What does the doctor say?

I didn't feel any restriction till my 3rd fill and didn't find the green zone till my 6th fill so don't give up, keep going in for fills.

Unless you're colored?? Are we in the 1960's again?

I was banded August 5 2013. I have had one fill of half of a cc...

I went through the same thing. I only got my fill Wednesday, because my surgeon could not access my port because of a hemotoma. I was starving, and I had to watch what I ate, because I was scared of gaining back the 24 pounds I had lost. Just choose your food choices wisely, and you will be fine. I went almost 3 months before I got anything in my band. Good luck, and just keep track of your calories and drink water!

I went through the same thing. I only got my fill Wednesday, because my surgeon could not access my port because of a hemotoma. I was starving, and I had to watch what I ate, because I was scared of gaining back the 24 pounds I had lost. Just choose your food choices wisely, and you will be fine. I went almost 3 months before I got anything in my band. Good luck, and just keep track of your calories and drink water!

When I had fills it didn't particularly hurt and my doctor didn't numb me.
The last time he found my port had flipped, so he dug his hand in to flip it back.
Then he had a hard time getting the needle in. He did the fill, but also said that next time he would do the fill at the hospital using the floroscope (which will show him exactly where my port is and where to put the needle).
It sounds to me like your doctor wants you to heal a little bit more before trying a fill again.
I would ask him if it's possible to do the fill under the floroscope (or something similar) so that he can get the right spot on the first try. (though you'll have to find wording he will accept without feeling criticized! Surgeons are sensitive folks when their godlyness appears to be questioned).
If you are blue and tender, waiting until November makes sense to me. But you'll have to be extra vigilent with your food choices.
~hiddn
ps: I didn't look to see when the first post was made. Today November is just a couple of weeks away!

Any of you have ever felt guilty of feeding non healthy food to your families when you are eating so healthy?

I made my hubby take this shot. I told him I wanted to see my progress from behind. Bwhahahahahaha!!

The first time the doctor tried to give me a fill he stuck me twice and moved the needle around and around said he could feel the port but couldn't get it in. Boy was I bruised. I had to go back three days later and do it under floroscope. My port is tipped up so he was hitting the edge of it. I go for another fill on Monday with one of his assistants that comes to my town. Kinda nervous they won't hit it and will have to go back to the doctors office out of town. I am trying to do it locally rather then taking the whole day off of work to drive the 2 1/2 hours to the doctor, for a 20 min visit then drive 2 1/2 hours back.

that sounds just terrible.... sounds to me like he was just in a rush. he should have felt for the port before 123stick... Most dr. feels, has the port between index and middle finger and then 123stick. Ports do move and it may not be where he thinks it is...
You have gotten really good advice... please don't wait, be pro-active in your health and stand your ground. Part of your success is proper fills. Hate to see you start off negatively. So you keep positive and remember... he works for you.

I had my first fill last week and my doc didn't numb it either and it didn't really hurt..just felt like a pinch and he had to stick me twice. Everyone's pain threshold is different and I couldn't imagine getting it done while I was still sore from surgery. I would think u would b more healed way before November tho