unreal...went for my post-op appt today I'm 4 weeks out tomorrow and starving. Begged the NP for a fill so I would not have to take more time out from work in 2 more weeks...she said YES!

So I get on the table she washes the belly with betadine puts the drapes on starts feeling for the port and says ok you will feel a pinch...NOTHING...not a bleesed thing!! All I felt was pressure from her putting in the 3 cc's of saline and takeing it out and putting it back in.

Took some sips of Water everything went down fine and that was it...so uneventful!

TOOOOOOO easy!!

I ALSO WENT FOR MY FIRST FILL TODAY. LIKE YOU NO DRAMA. DOING MY X-RAY, DR. LIN SHOWED ME EVERYTHING HE WAS DOING ON THE MONITOR. HE NUMB ME FIRST ME WHERE THE PORT WAS LOCATED AND THEN HAD ME TO SIP THIS WHITE LIQUID. WHEN I SAW THE LIQUID GO DOWN AND STOP HE EXPLAIN TO ME THAT IT WAS TO MUCH SO HE DECREASE IT TWICE UNTIL I WAS COMFORTABLE WITH SWALLOWING. I END UP GETTING 2.2CC. THANKS TO DR.LIN OF EMORY HOSPITAL IN ATLANTA, GA. FOR A SUCCESSFUL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE.:thumbup:

Woo hoo. Everyone says fills are painless. Glad it went well. I haven't gotten to experience one. (not sure if that's good or not lol!)

Same had my first today no pain, but the Dr also does not disclose how much of a fill it was, was interesting

I'm glad to hear its painless...I get my first fill in about 4 weeks.

Woo hoo. Everyone says fills are painless. Glad it went well. I haven't gotten to experience one. (not sure if that's good or not lol!)

Hi Rev - just curious as to why you have not had a fill...obviously you are doing great, but my question is are you one of the lucky ones who feels restriction without a fill? I'm going Monday for the 1st one and I can't wait. I've been doing well, but all of the sudden the last 3-4 days have been soooo hard. I feel like I could eat anything (and can) and feel some old habits creeping in (overate some rice cakes last night - better than potato chips, but not a good habit regardless!). My weight loss has stopped, but I have not gained. I think I need to eat about 1000 cals or less to lose and I'm at about 1100-1200 and maintaining. Very frustrating as I have been able to lose weight before on 1200-1400 calories:cursing: (pre-band, and I was also a little bit younger, too). Maybe still some swelling - I can see my port area bulging more than the rest of my stomach, still. I think we are all like kids at Christmas and want this weight off RIGHT NOW :thumbup: Great job on the weightloss!

Hi Rev - just curious as to why you have not had a fill...obviously you are doing great, but my question is are you one of the lucky ones who feels restriction without a fill?

Yep! Since surgery I've had great restriction and I love it. A cup of food, if not less, fills me completely for hours. Sometimes in the morning (when I first wake up) my stomach will growl, so I've started to eat a Protein bar in the morning since I'm up so early, but other then that, I'm doing well and never really feeling hungry.

I had an issue with the weightloss stopping too. Gotta love plateaus. I was eating around 500-700 calories a day and losing really well, but I added in exercise and stayed at the same calorie level. I actually gained a few pounds. So now I'm eating 850-950 calories a day, depending on my exercise (switches from cardio to sculpting/weights), and I hope to eventually bump it up to 1000 calories + especially if the weightloss stops.

Good luck with your fill! Try mixing up your calories/exercise and see if it jump starts the scale. Congrats on your weightloss as well! :thumbup:

i just had my first fill a few days ago... the pressure and crunch of the needle were enough to make me never want another! i hope i coast on this fill for awhile.