Ha, Im going to Dallas to get my Band filled in Nov, Does it hurt ? And, How long does it take, The nurse mentioned fluro, What is that ? also, will i have to drink my protien Drinks and can i still eat solid foods ? just wondering .

Hey Virginia

I'm having my second fill next week in Dallas. Who is your doc? Your post-fill diet usually depends on your doc. Mine requires a week of liquids after a fill before going back to regular foods. IMHO, fluoro is the best way to get a fill. It is a kind of xray so the doc can see exactly where your port is. Mine didn't hurt at all.

My Dr, Is Dr Maese..My coorinador referred me to him. Im nervous, but anxious.So fluids for a week i can handle that I will have too! thanks for the reply:high5:

Hi Virginia,

I got a fill two weeks ago and it did not hurt. I had liquids for 24 hrs, mushies for 24 hrs then regular foods. Floro is barium that you swallow then it is viewed with a floroscope which shows your insides and if you get to look at it like I did you can see the barium in the little pouch then dropping thru the band area. They insert the saline asit drops thru so they can determine how much saline they want to put in. Good luck By the way the weight is really dropping since the fill.

:biggrin1: Thanks for the reply, Iwas wondering how that worked, If i would lose weight quickly or slowly, or if any,my weight is up and down right now. I cant wait for the Fill. I mean im nervous, but really anxious, glad to hear your loseing weight fast, good luck !

Hey Virginia I just had my first fill yesterday.. I was very nervious considering I dont like needles.. My dr had me lay on the table with a pillow in the small of my back to help him find the port easier.. He then gave me a shot to numb the area (only a slight prick), the next shot was the fill which I didnt feel at all... after that I stood in the xray machine a sipped the barium and got to watch the fluid go into the pouch and spurt thru the band into the stomach.. Looked like a smoke cloud.. LOL really neat to watch!!

Good Luck!!

Stephanie

Can I go swimming later in the day when I get my fill?

I'm travelling an hour and a half to the fill doctor and just figured I'd take the kids another hour and a half to the city my sister and mother live in. We're going to stay in a hotel with a pool (long story why I don't stay with sister or mom). I want to know if I'll be able to jump in with the kids or have to just watch from the sidelines.

I felt fine afterwards and I dont see why you wouldnt either.. The next day I was a tad bit sore in the port area but nothing even remotely close to after the surgery!! You will do fine!!

I had my 1st fill a few days ago...it was no big deal really didnt hurt~my doctor does NOT give any shots to numb the area. I felt fine!

FYI everyone - the day of your fill you CAN go swimming as long as its in a chlorinated pool. Its not about whether you "feel fine", its about infection. Getting an injection of about any type will increase your chances of infection ever-so-slightly and you should not swim in a lake or the ocean the day you get an injection.

As for my fill, I nearly passed out. It was not especially painful, just a prick really. And I don't consider myself to be any more 'afraid' of needles than anyone else. A little nervous about needles maybe, but nothing I would consider a panic attack. But for some reason I got really dizzy. I had to lie down three times during the fill, at one point my ears started ringing and things started to go black. What should've taken five minutes took at least 30. The doctor said that next time we would do as much as possible lieing down, but I have to stand up for the X-ray to make sure the Barium is going through. As soon as the needle was out I was fine.