My 6th fill of .05 and I am so sore and swelled. The doctor tried like 7 times before hitting the center of my port. I just hope this will get me into the green zone. I did not lose anything, stayed the same. I am trying, but I am just on a diet until I get some kind of restriction. I can tell no difference. All my surgeon puts in is .05 each time. I had my lap band on 8-5-13

Do you mean .5? .05 isn't even a drop. It would take about 280 fills like this to fill a 14 CC band?

I feel for you. I've seen similar posts about super conservative docs who probably cause more failures than succeed just because they drag this out for so long.

Do you mean .5? .05 isn't even a drop. It would take about 280 fills like this to fill a 14 CC band? I feel for you. I've seen similar posts about super conservative docs who probably cause more failures than succeed just because they drag this out for so long.

I have a 10cc band. I guess I meant to say .5 cc. I don't know what the total in my band is. This was my 6th fill. He will not put anymore at one time. My tummy is swollen from the needle probing. I feel like I am recovering from surgery again. It hurts to bend over. I am wandering if there are any other patients from Dr. Ross in Elli-jay Georgia? He has been very good, with the exception of not aggressive with my fills.

I usually don't comment about doctor's or tell someone that their doctor is wrong but here I go. you had your surgery nearly a year ago and by my poor mathematic skills I figure you only have 3 cc's in a 10 cc band, and you are not losing wt. it's time to have a sit down with your doctor. it's okay to be assertive. ask him for a more aggressive fill. you want to be in the green zone and you know you are not there. you should be. that is your argument. I wish you luck.

@@Countryheart2000 how about requesting a fill under fluoroscopy - there are many Banders who insist on that. If he is having to poke seven times then he needs to be able to see better what is going on......

Meanwhile, maybe an ice lack on the port area? I bruise easily and even with just one poke I am usually bruised after a fill. I have had seven fills and am feeling really good about where I am now. My doctor is of the small fills school but as frequent as I needed, so we got me up to speed fairly quickly. Your doc is going to have to step things up.

@@Countryheart2000 how about requesting a fill under fluoroscopy - there are many Banders who insist on that. If he is having to poke seven times then he needs to be able to see better what is going on...... Meanwhile, maybe an ice lack on the port area? I bruise easily and even with just one poke I am usually bruised after a fill. I have had seven fills and am feeling really good about where I am now. My doctor is of the small fills school but as frequent as I needed, so we got me up to speed fairly quickly. Your doc is going to have to step things up.

well, I called my Dr this morning as I ave been so sore and hurting near my port. I was scared that my port gad flipped or something. They sent me to X-ray and my band is good, but I gave a huge hematoma due to the Dr pressing on my stomach and trying to get my fill last week. He apologized and gave me a script for pain meds.