:clap2: Well all i got my first fill!! Wahoo! I went down with my mother last

friday and stayed the night in San antonio. I got up Saturday morning

and was SICK SICK SICK!!! :sick couldnt walk straigh so dizzy and then was hurling! I know TMI! lol BUt if youve

ever had to hurl with the band its a WILD EXPERIENCE!!! I dont want

to do again! haha

Anyway Barbara..one of Dr Rods Patient advocate.. and terri picked us up at 7:20am and i slept most of

the way to Acunia ..spelled wrong im sure lol.. Mexico. We stopped in uvalde to meet up with our other two

girls and go into walmart to walk around and potty..i had brought

some replenishing Fluid stuff my husband drinks called "squinchers" with me and drank one

of those and felt much better!

We got to the Dr new office which is AWESOME if you havent seen it!

Dr Cortez is dreamy just like Dr Rod! =0)

I let the other girls go first cause i was still dizzy feeling and

was nervous about the fill and making sure everything was ok inside

me since when i had my first fill wiht my first band was when we found my "issues"..

So it was my turn and me and mom went in so she could take pics and

he started the procedure. he has you stand in the flour area while he does this..you can see in the pics attached

He numbed the area with this little tiny needle that i didnt feel at all and i was watching the flouro screen ..in first and secon pic before ...and had my

knees buckled..note to all..dont buckle your knees!!..well the next

thing i knew i was in a chair dry heaving again! :faint: :sick GRRR i was mad!

I sat there a minute and go composure and said "lets do this thing"

And stood up and we started again..he was very fast so i had no time

to hit the floor again lol the last 2 pics are the needle he injected saline with..see how it bends..eeekkk:eek:

the nurse handed me the barium and i took it with my shaky hand and

drank a few times till the dr had put in 2.5 cc and stopped there.

I never once felt ANY PAIN AT ALL! :target: Not even the tiny numbing needle!

Was awesome! Felt so relieved to see my band and see the restriction

the fill was giving me!

We left and ate that awesome Soup at a resturant in the building to test our bands before heading back to texas and then headed out

shopping!

We drove back to sanantonio that evening and me and mom flew back

that night.

Was a great experience and can not wait to go again which may be next month or in septmeber cause i think i need more restriction...

thanks for reading ..just thought id share a fill experience! HAve a great day!

locating port

numbing the area

Fill Time!

Look at how that thing bends!!! EEEEKKKK! Its a large needle but tiny in diameter! He has a little adjuster on the side that he turns .5 cc at a time so as to not overfill. It stops his syringe at where he sets it.

Thanks so much for the pics and the details!! It really helps when I think I know what to expect. Awesome, so glad to hear it didnt hurt!!

No problem and believe me...i may have 12 tattoos and some peircings..but i am the BIGGEST WIMP when it comes to needles!:target: :faint:

Im know to pass right out LOLOLOL:faint:

AND HAVING NO PAIN ROCKS MY SOCKS!!!!!

Haha, Im a tattoo'd girl myself (4) but pass out giving blood for the red cross! I do it anyway because I figured the people who need it are in much worse shape then me!!

Right tough it up and give!

Wow, I'm surprised the doctor (or nurse, or whatever) wasn't wearing gloves (for sanitary purposes). Yikes! Hopefully there won't be any infection.

haha NO INFECTION WORRIES...he scrubbed up before i watched him and his hands didnt touch the needle....it just looks liek it did in the pics..

ive seen several different docs and never saw them where gloves for this...