First Fill

[mminuk 0]

Hey all

I had my surgery December 20th after a 2 week pre-op diet. I am currently down 46 pounds which I could not be happier about, especially because I havent had a fill yet.

Tuesday I go in for my first fill and my question is a simple one, does it hurt??? I am super nervous and would rather be prepared if it is going to hurt.

Thanks!

Mar

[malexander 0]

I had my first fill on Monday of this week. I did not hurt at all! They deaden the area where they are going to inject the saline. It is really quick and I tried not to look at the needle. My problem was that I was overfilled. So after lots of pain and vomiting, I was back in the doctor's office. The unfill wasn't painful either. I feel much better now. My advice: Don't leave the doctor's office if you feel strange at all. I didn't listen to my body enough. Good luck!

[HeatherinCA 10]

No pain, I didn't get numbed or anything. It was just really awkward getting a needle in your stomach. My doc did a fluro fill, so he can see how easily stuff goes down. The whole experience just creeped me out, but no pain or anything.

[imagine923 4]

I was banded on 12/30 and I went in for my first fill 1/26.

I don't want to be a negative Nellie here, just being honest. My fill was painful! I didn't get any numbing meds at all. It was very quick, but the poke hurt like the dickens!

I was expecting something similar or a little more than a blood draw, little poke, little pressure, but holy cow!! Maybe it was because my incision is only 28 days old, but that needle felt like a meat thermometer! ....just sayin'

I mentioned this at my support group last night and all the healed up bandsters told me that it was indeed because of the fresh incision that it was painful.

Maybe next time I'll be more prepared for what it actually is.

[bandedbob 1]

My band was in October - but my first fill was in January due ti the holidays. I have had 2 fills -, 3 cc and 2 cc. No real pain, nothing to minimixe the experience. Just a very small needle prick in the incision area. I have had 2 fills and still feel no restrictions. I can eat a head of lettuce - so I know there is more then 2-3 oz. of space there to fill.

Hoping the next fill will help me get to the 'green zone'

Cruising on my pre-op diet, and looking forward to more weith loss.

Hang in there / ignore the 'prick'.

BDB