I want to see how many of you are being Filled under Fluoroscopy, and your 2 cents please. vs.

How many are still doing it the Standard way, and your 2 cents please,

Fluoro here... I like the reassurane of seeing my band & port & knowing everything is where it's supposed to be

Fluoro here... I like the reassurane of seeing my band & port & knowing everything is where it's supposed to be

I know the feeling... Never have to worry at all, and always done write.

My doc used to use an ltrasound machine for my fills because my port likes to play marco polo.

How my port is really good at this game and we must use an xray machine to find it ( I do believe this isnt what u call flouro because we never see my stomach just my port).

Also I get the numbing needle. At first it was because I was freaked out by the pain that never happened but now with my port under my muscles I really need it.

My first fill was done under flouro, basicly to see if something was there lol, after I received the bill, 2nd 3rd and 4th fills have all been done in his office, and he numbs the site, on top of that I have some lidoderm patches that I stick on 1 hour before, so I feel absoultly nothing, and for the times that he has to dig around.....dig away lol

I had mine done the standard way until a couple of months ago, and I think the fluro is so much better! I love being able to see what's going on. I have been banded for a year and a half and I had a couple of episodes and was having problems so after going in and being able to see, they corrected the problem and now it is all better.

My doctor does fluoro and a barium swallow. I haven't had my first fill yet, but I'm glad he does it the way he does--I suspect it will soothe my inner control freak to be able to see what's going on.