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Pain scale for band fill
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I had my first fill yesterday and I felt no pain at all! Slight scratch of the needle going in, I'd say less painful than a blood test because its straight into belly fat! I was petrified - but r
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Don't worry about it : it's painless and done in no time.
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Ahh I've been looking for a twinny!! I feel exactly the same really, slightly disappointed at the moment as I had some breakfast this morning and do not feel at all restricted or different - I only ha
Hi everyone,
I am 5 weeks post op for the lapband and I cant seem to find any information on the pain involved in having my band filled. Obviously the port is quite deep under my fat tissue so I assume its a pretty big needle to reach the port, so is it agonising or does it just feel like a regular injection?