Well, the long-anticipated first fill was this afternoon. It was over before I knew it! Very, very easy. Nice check-in with the surgeon and I told him how I've been getting hungrier and then hungry again sooner, etc. I did not have hunger immediately following the surgery and thought I might be one of those people who never require a fill. He thought that was pretty funny -- apparently that is very rare (except the plication banders). So this is what transpired: he felt around for my port and marked it with a pen (they don't use fluroscopy unless there's a problem), sterilized the area, gave an injection of pain killer (forget what it was -- Lidocain or one of the cains?) -- it was nothing! Then he was offering me an arm to sit up. He had already done the fill and I missed it because we were chatting. It was two and a half cc's -- no Fluid in my band at placement. I go back next week. I asked him whether we'd just be checking in and assessing how this fill is working for me or if I'd be getting a fill. He said definitely the check-in but most probably another fill. He described having a tennis ball size "meal" and not feeling hungry again for 4-5 hours as the goal. I drank a few sips of Water to make sure all was well and then downstairs in the hospital cafe I had a cup of tea with honey. Then I had a big walk around the hospital parking lot twice -- something I'm trying to do every time I go there, which is fairly frequently in these beginning stages. Tonight I will have a bit of the brothy part of a stew I am serving to family and friends -- we have kids over -- and tomorrow is supposed to be back to normal. Ba-da-bing, ba-da-boom.

Well done. Thanks for the update. My first fill next week.

Well, the long-anticipated first fill was this afternoon. It was over before I knew it! Very, very easy. Nice check-in with the surgeon and I told him how I've been getting hungrier and then hungry again sooner, etc. I did not have hunger immediately following the surgery and thought I might be one of those people who never require a fill. He thought that was pretty funny -- apparently that is very rare (except the plication banders). So this is what transpired: he felt around for my port and marked it with a pen (they don't use fluroscopy unless there's a problem), sterilized the area, gave an injection of pain killer (forget what it was -- Lidocain or one of the cains?) -- it was nothing! Then he was offering me an arm to sit up. He had already done the fill and I missed it because we were chatting. It was two and a half cc's -- no Fluid in my band at placement. I go back next week. I asked him whether we'd just be checking in and assessing how this fill is working for me or if I'd be getting a fill. He said definitely the check-in but most probably another fill. He described having a tennis ball size "meal" and not feeling hungry again for 4-5 hours as the goal. I drank a few sips of Water to make sure all was well and then downstairs in the hospital cafe I had a cup of tea with honey. Then I had a big walk around the hospital parking lot twice -- something I'm trying to do every time I go there, which is fairly frequently in these beginning stages. Tonight I will have a bit of the brothy part of a stew I am serving to family and friends -- we have kids over -- and tomorrow is supposed to be back to normal. Ba-da-bing, ba-da-boom.

Happy everything went good in you filling app , I have a app on the 16 but I do not know if I will get a fill or not because I have 4 cc since surgery and I get full with little and not hungry for a few hours, hope this fill work good for you )

thanks for sharing bandy

it sounds like you have a neat doctor, who understands the band well. this is the first fill where i am actually understanding the concept a bit better and i am 6mos out. i am on mushies now so had my fav. of scrambled eggs. i fixed 3 but was only able to eat 1 portion of it. i stayed satisfied until i made a hearty chicken Soup. the chicken i pulverized. i was able to eat a cup of that and feel so completely happy. i am not afraid anymore. i was afraid that i would never have a green zone. but i do believe i am hitting it. my next app't isn't until the 26th of dec. . until than i am truly concentrating on soft signals and portion control. i am going to be a good bandster.