Floro or Not

kwhenrykerr · January 5, 2007

I would think that a hospital will have a flouroscope. I go to fillcenterusa.com St. Pete office. I went for my second fill Tues. and they were wounderfull. The fill went great, they try to keep teaching you how to get the best loss of weight. I am right on track and have lost another 7 pounds.

threebeauties · January 5, 2007

I got my 3rd fill a couple of hours ago using fluro for the first time! I think it is beneficial for the patient to be able to see the band and how it works. Not to mention, the dr. can see what he's doing top:eek:

Personally, I don't think it is necessary every time under normal circumstances but its pretty cool to see at least once!

Shellybeans · January 5, 2007

My Dr. will only do Flouro. It is cool and makes me feel a whole lot better knowing. Threebeauties-Congrats. So glad everything is OK. I had my 3rd fill yesterday and I am hoping for that "sweet spot". Total fill 4.5cc

Good luck!

nwdaisy · March 25, 2008

I heard that there could be problems with diarrhea after a fluro fill. Has anyone had that problem? I am going in tomorrow and want to be prepared. I have to travel 5 hours to the Doctor and don;t want any troubles on the way home. Thanks :biggrin:

kwhenrykerr · March 25, 2008

I did not have any problems:thumbup:

ousooner · March 26, 2008

I heard that there could be problems with diarrhea after a fluro fill. Has anyone had that problem? I am going in tomorrow and want to be prepared. I have to travel 5 hours to the Doctor and don;t want any troubles on the way home. Thanks :thumbup:

I have never heard that or had a problem with that.

snowbird · March 26, 2008

When I went for my second fill, I had lost a lot of fat around my belly and my scar tissue had shifted so it was right over the port. The doctor kept pushing for a while and couldn't penetrate the scar tissue--only one poke, but I watched the needle bend under the pressure to the point he knew he couldn't continue without a bigger needle. When he got the bigger needle he was able to push through without any further problem.

I am very glad he was able to watch what he was doing on the fluoroscopy and wonder what the experience would have been like without it. Would he have thought he was in the wrong position? Anyway, all my fills are with fluoro, and as everyone else says, it is a comfort to know the band is correctly positioned, and the port is oriented properly. I feel afterwards that my band has been checked for slippage, which wouldn't be the case without the fluoro.