bombaman

It's probably fluid from the body trying to deal with the foreign object. I can't remember the medical term. I think this is normal but check with the doctor. I'm not sure if this means it's infected or not. I had something similar and it didn't hurt until the first fill attempt and they were poking me with their fingers. When the stuck the needle in it squirted out...gross! But the area felt much better afterwards.

I've had 3 fills...4 counting the one when they couldn't find the port. All of them have been difficult and painful. I won't let them touch me without numbing it.

With me getting stuck usually feels painful in the stomach area and I start sliming. It doesn't sound to me that you;re describing a stuck feeling but everyone's different.

I was banded on 6/30/08 and my doctor has me on 1500 per day. 1500 seemed high at first but I was loosing so they kept me at that level. I began to be difficult not to go over until they got my band tighten to a point where I had restriction.

10cc i think...

Hi all! I went in for my 3rd fill and the np had a terrible time hitting the port. The first fill was a bad experience and the 2nd was fine because I had them numb me. No numbing on the 3rd and that was a mistake. I think this office is against numbing. All i hear is that the lidocane burns worse...nope! Anyway...the np gave me 1.5 cc's so I'm up to 4 cc's. She had me drink Water...i guess to test. No restriction but I now I'm sick to my stomach. Is this normal?

I'm in the same boat. Had my 2nd fill and I'm not hungry and feel sick. I'm not sure what the heck to do.

I finally got my first fill after a second attempt. They numbed the area and it was fine...thank god. Unfortunately, no difference. No restriction! They only added 1cc though!

thanks all

I was put on soft solids at 4 weeks and told to gradually move into solids. I think lots of doctors do things differently. I was told that I could eat anything but had to stay with 1500 calories a day. I feel guilty with some of the foods I eat. I sure hope I'm not slipping the wrong way. You're not alone.

Congrats on the banding. I had this too during the first couple of weeks...unfortunately for me it went away before I was able to eat solid foods. That in between time was tough!

glad it did.

That's too pricey and he's my doctor. Hopefully, I don't start getting bills for this.

Here's a question for you guys. I was banded on 6/27 and the dr. has moved me to solid foods. The dietician has me eating about anything reasonable that fits into following range. 1500 calories per day, 53g of fat, <200g carbs 60+g Protein Is this comparable to what everyone else is doing? I should add that I haven't had a fill yet and have no restriction in eating but have stayed within this range sinces it's inception. I treated to my to dinner out and ate the following. 1 taco 1 enchilada refried Beans rice To me this seems like too much but does fit the range as noted above. I would expect that once the ring is filled up I would only eat a quarter of this...at least that's my hope. Thoughts? Suggestions? Does this compare to ya'll?

I'll be asking about the numbing and xray. I guess the needle sticks didn't hurt so much as the poking and prodding of the port. Obviously, something wasn't healed right or long enough. I'll go back but not without lidocane or the rub on stuff.