My fill hurted I guess i got a dull needle. rcv 8cc at first but the liquids wasnt going down. the doc took 2cc out felt much better n I have restriction with 6cc's. Its a start right?

Wow, I have had like 6 fills and I only have 7.5 cc in my band. This was your first fill?

6 cc's seems very aggressive for your first fill, let alone any one fill at all. I hope that doesn't cause you any issues.

I feel better knowing that somebody else has 6cc on their first fill. I hope you have better restriction than I do! I just had my fill on Thursday and I don't feel ANY different. Don't get another until the end of January. I read that it can take up to 2 weeks to feel the effect of a fill....I wonder why that is?

Anyway, good luck. By the way, mine hurt too. The nurse poked around and couldn't get the needle in the port, so the doctor tried. I was like, "Ow...um...OW!!!!" And we pay them the big bucks, right!?!?!?!?

I have been banded for two years and three months and only have 8ccs in my band. Most of my fills have been between 1 and 2 ccs. Just got one yesterday for the first time in a year (that's a whole other story tho) I know what you mean about them hurting, my first two fills required multiple sticks and lots of digging. Only after being unsuccessful in getting the first one did we discover it was because my port had turned over. He could have dug for 6 years and got nothing. The second one was the same story! So now two port revision surgeries later I am happy to say that fills are no longer painful. I was in and out it 5 minutes yesterday! Good luck with you 6ccs, hope Santa gives you some restriction!

Wow, I have had like 6 fills and I only have 7.5 cc in my band. This was your first fill?

yes it was my 1st fill

6 cc's seems very aggressive for your first fill, let alone any one fill at all. I hope that doesn't cause you any issues.

we see different posts on here all the time n the main thing is that all doctors r different. Im pretty sure that I wasnt the 1st patient that he gave 6cc's to

Wow, I have had like 6 fills and I only have 7.5 cc in my band. This was your first fill?

yes it was my 1st fill

we see different posts on here all the time n the main thing is that all doctors r different. Im pretty sure that I wasnt the 1st patient that he gave 6cc's to

EXACTLY - even though it's the same basic process all of our journey's are different.

I had someone tell me my dr's an idiot.. umm k, I think I'll trust his degrees and thousands of surgeries and patients to your pixels on a screen.. LOL

Have a great day!

I feel better knowing that somebody else has 6cc on their first fill. I hope you have better restriction than I do! I just had my fill on Thursday and I don't feel ANY different. Don't get another until the end of January. I read that it can take up to 2 weeks to feel the effect of a fill....I wonder why that is?

Anyway, good luck. By the way, mine hurt too. The nurse poked around and couldn't get the needle in the port, so the doctor tried. I was like, "Ow...um...OW!!!!" And we pay them the big bucks, right!?!?!?!?

lol. now all day yesterday I felt tight now 2day I dnt feel anything whats that all about? I see my doc on the 28th so he can see how everything is doing I guess??? maybe he will schedule me another fill. Idk but kit with me so we can follow each other's progress

I have been banded for two years and three months and only have 8ccs in my band. Most of my fills have been between 1 and 2 ccs. Just got one yesterday for the first time in a year (that's a whole other story tho) I know what you mean about them hurting, my first two fills required multiple sticks and lots of digging. Only after being unsuccessful in getting the first one did we discover it was because my port had turned over. He could have dug for 6 years and got nothing. The second one was the same story! So now two port revision surgeries later I am happy to say that fills are no longer painful. I was in and out it 5 minutes yesterday! Good luck with you 6ccs, hope Santa gives you some restriction!

thank u so much n happy holidays. I hope santa gives both of us restriction. how much weight have u lost so far? kit with me maybe u can become my band mentor

EXACTLY - even though it's the same basic process all of our journey's are different.

I had someone tell me my dr's an idiot.. umm k, I think I'll trust his degrees and thousands of surgeries and patients to your pixels on a screen.. LOL

Have a great day!

I feel the same way. the nerve of people right? Im so glad that I dnt take everything people type on here so personal OTFLMAO. Happy holidays 2 u sweety kit

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Originally Posted by ymjackson1

EXACTLY - even though it's the same basic process all of our journey's are different.

I had someone tell me my dr's an idiot.. umm k, I think I'll trust his degrees and thousands of surgeries and patients to your pixels on a screen.. LOL

Have a great day!

I feel the same way. the nerve of people right? Im so glad that I dnt take everything people type on here so personal OTFLMAO. Happy holidays 2 u sweety kit

If I might respectfully interject an opposing viewpoint here ... I don't believe that sharing an opinion is nervy at all, especially on a site such as this, where we are all here to learn from each other.

Generally speaking, just because someone has a piece of paper on a wall, and has done thousands of surgeries does not necessarily mean he is not an idiot, or what have you. My doctor has a degree and has done thousands of surgeries -- but that doesn't mean that I shouldn't question him. I don't follow anyone blindly when it comes to my health.

Personally, if I share something about my experience that seems odd to someone else, and based on what they know about the process, they believe that I should question what I was experiencing, then I would want that person to tell me.

I wish someone had told me that my doctor IS an idiot before I chose him to do my surgery. I would have been much happier had I found a surgeon that I was more comfortable with, but I guess nobody wanted to appear "nervy" or rude??

Just a couple of ducats to consider.

Edited December 22, 200916 yr by zobee

If u wanted me to know what u were going through Im pretty sure u would have shared ur opinion with me like u did in the 1st place. Lol I didnt think ur were rude but just because u didnt get what I got doesnt mean that mine was wrong. once again we all are different and we all have a story to tell. I did question my doc and thats what he usually start off with 6cc's-8cc's depending on the patient.... 2 each is on trust me its not that serious.

oh and by the way since ur doctor is an idiot did u change ur doctor??? how do u feel when he or se tries to tell u something. It sounds like u had a bad experience do u care to share it maybe I can learn from it:thumbup:

LOL -- it's all good, no worries. And I didn't think that you were rude either, I was just trying to point out that a post that one persons sees as "nervy" might actually just be someone just trying to be helpful. And it might be that the original post raised a red flag for someone and they are sincerely concerned about the OP's wellbeing ... and that could hardly be considered nervy or rude, wouldn't you agree? Sure, there are nice ways to phrase things, and not so nice ways to phrase things -- but not everyone has a really good grasp on the written word, and they come across as short or what have you.

Knowing that their opinion about something having to do with lapband surgery/surgeons/etc might be seen as "nervy" might not exactly fill them with enthusiasm to jump right in there and share it again in the future, and I personally think that would be a shame.