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Got my first fill this morning and zoinks did it hurt more than I expected. Nothing horrific but I'm not looking forward to that again haha.

Anyway, my surgeon only put 1 cc in. That seems like nothing... Is that normal for a first fill?

Also I'm feeling slightly naseaus after drinking is that normal?

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Also could anyone else feel the saline? It was weird and hard to explain but my stomach got cold like when you get an IV. Totally weird.

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I'm getting 1st fill at Dr pattersons office next week & wondered the same things. I heard they start off really slow as far as the cc's. I'm pretty damn nervous. Silly thinking I just had a major surgery. Congrats on your success so far :)

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Hey Nikki! Thats who did mine! Figure out what you wanna say to her before you go in she's in and out like a jack rabbit!!!

She didn't use any numbing stuff or give me an option which was kinda a bummer since apparently my port is at a weird angle (oopses being too active too quickly) and so it took a couple tries. It hurt but like I said nothing horrible.

When was your surgery? Mine was July 11th. How you doing? Having a hometown surgery buddy might be nice!

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Thanks for the heads up :) I had surgery July 25th. Feeling much better now. Does Patterson actually do the fill or one of the pa's? How are you doing on smaller bites? What a bizarre transition to go through, right? Anyway, I'm down to hang or get together any time :) I'll pm you my number

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Every surgeon is different. My first fill was 3ccs and my second one was 2ccs. At my first fill, I definitely felt the coolness of the saline as he filled it. Quite weird.

Good luck and best wishes :)

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Even .5 cc of Fluid can make a major difference in restriction, so starting out slow is not unreasonable.

My surgeon prefers it that way; he really dislikes unfilling a band that was over filled. I've found that "baby steps" with increasing the amount of Fluid in my band has been the correct speed for me.

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I went for my 1st fill today....he put 3.4ccs in....I drank the Water tried to be cool yeah...this can work.....not...went back had 0.8 removed...thank God....I never would have survived that...

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