Hey all, so my surgery was on March 13th and i had my very first fill yesterday! I have a 10cm 4cc band, and i have 1.5cc's in it right now, And i can totally feel it. The doctor was going to try to put 3cc's for my first fill because he doesnt want to poke me that many times for fills since im on blood thinners. He did it differently then he usually does. Usually you lay on the table, and he takes a fluro picture and does the fill, then you sit up and drink something to see if it goes dow, well i did both at the same time. I layed on the table and he took the picture, he had to do it quite a few times because he saw that my port was tilted al ittle bit, not flipped thank god but just tilted. So then he got out a needle and he numbed the spot, then he put in the fill needle, and then he had me sit up on the table, with the needle still sticking out from my stomach...SO COOL lol. Then he filled it with 3 cc's and had me drink Water to see if it would go down, it didnt so he took some out, still didnt, took more out, still didnt so he took all of it out and it went down, the feeling was sooooooooooooooooo freaking cool. It was like pressure in my chest and i could feel the water filling up and then in a few seconds it was gone, so cool. Then we ended up doing that again, and 1.5cc's ended up being enough. I was told to be on liquids for the rest of the day yesterday, and today to do mushies. So i just had some mashed tatoes a little bit ago and i only ate 1/2 cup and i can really really feel it, and i have a bit of pain too, so ITS WORKING!!!! WOO HOO. I just hope this pain goes away soon. Anyways i was just So excited about this i had to share it with you all. Good luck all and have a wonderful day!!!!

~Hotpink~

congrats!!!!!!!

Did he say why your port was tiltled?

No he just said it was tilted, he said he wouldnt have to go in and fix it, cause im not suppose to have any more surgery anyways, because of the blood clot i have in my lung so nope but it was just so cool.

~Hotpink~

Wow, bubbles. I'm happy you had an awesome experience. I hope mine is as enjoyable as yours. I don't go until 5/10 and I feel like its killing. But, I'm hanging in there.

Anyway, hope the pain stops soon and congratulations on your weight loss!!!!

Congrats on getting your first fill and feeling the joys of restriction!

My first fill is this friday, I hope mine goes just as wellI am looking forward to feeling restriction too.

I just had my first fill today and 3 cc in? did it hurt or did you feel nauseated when it was too tight?

Thanks for sharing what I can expect on Friday...not sure about it being cool though....needle sticking out of my belly but I'm looking forward to getting my first fill too. I have already lost 24lbs but have been really fighting the cravings.

I just had my FIFTH fill today. My port is usually tilted too, but it's no big deal. It does move around in there, and my doc says that's perfectly normal. Thank goodness for fluoro!!

I have a wiggler port too.. takes 2 people to fill me.. one to stablize and one to inject.. they aren't sure why it is like that and as I lose more weight it gets more wiggly.. sooo i may need a minor procedure again to fix it.. Congrats and I am so glad you are happy!!

~DonnaMarie~

I am so glad it was a good experince for you, HPB!

I'm holding out hope my fills will be as good when I get there.

Hi All,

My doctor described his fill philosophy the same way as your did. He thinks it is the best way to hit the "sweet spot" (his words), without going back in. Congrats!!!! I have a month to go until my first fill, and I feel it is gonna be rough (already is)!

It took me 2 fills to hit my current level of restriction. I had my first fill (1.25cc's)6 weeks after banding, and the second (.50cc's) a month after that. That was last July---and been going good with it ever since. Hope yours lasts as well---so glad it was a good experience for you!!!

Kat