Went okay! I am at 6.5cc in a 10cc band. Heres a pic- you can see my spine and ribs, and the port, and tubing going towards the spine.... and at the bottom you can see the needle going into the port!!!!!! I lost 9 lbs since my last fill on 5-14-08.

Wow this is wonderful and graphic...lol congrats on the loss!

When was ur surgery?? Why have u had 3 fills already?? I had my surgery the beginning of April and have only had one so far. LOL the port kinda looks like he left his stethescope in ya. I was asking him what these clip thingys where on mine and he laughed and said the hooks on ur bra. Boy did i feel stupid LMAO

Too Funny Tracy !

WOW!!! Congratulations on a great weight loss! And i'm sooooo glad this fill went better for you!

When was ur surgery?? Why have u had 3 fills already?? I had my surgery the beginning of April and have only had one so far. LOL the port kinda looks like he left his stethescope in ya. I was asking him what these clip thingys where on mine and he laughed and said the hooks on ur bra. Boy did i feel stupid LMAO

My surgery was April 2nd. I think diff surgeons and surgery centers have different policies on fills. NWWLS in May booked me 3 apts in a row each week to check on me weight me and adjust/fill as needed. Theyre very attentive.

My surgery date was April 29th and to date I lost 20lbs. My surgeon hasnt mention anything to me about a fill. Is that weird? I think it's time.

My surgery date was April 29th and to date I lost 20lbs. My surgeon hasnt mention anything to me about a fill. Is that weird? I think it's time.

My surgery was April 18th and I've only had one fill and I've lost 25 so far so looks like your doing great!

Wow, what a pic! Thanks for sharing with us. Sounds like you are doing great!

Cool Picture!

How big is the needle?

Did you watch?

Do they numb you first?

Does it hurt?

Newbie minds are dying to know this stuff, thanks!

Phoenix I can tell you from my experience at my first fill 3 weeks post-op that yes the needle is big, no they don't numb you the doctor said that would hurt more, I did not watch! But NO IT DID NOT HURT!!!!! The doctor has you lay on the table and lift up your upper body like you were doing a modified sit up and it was barely a pinch. My doc took out the liquid in my band to measure it to make sure nothing had leaked out then put in 2 more cc's for the 5 total I now have. My second fill is in July. He also doesn't go in at the scar sight when you lift up the needle actually goes in about an inch lower. I was so worried about that but when I got up the band-aid was lower than the scar. I then had to do liquids for the next 8hrs.

Hope this helps put to rest any anxiety!

It does! Thank you!

fine picture.......well i was banded april 15th and my 1st fill may 20 ......i have lost about 30 pounds but i feel that i need a another fill real soon my 2nd fill was cancelled and recheduled for july 1st.....i can't wait but in the mean time i am realy still working at not eating...i think i need more restriction...any advise?

Cool Picture!

How big is the needle?

Did you watch?

Do they numb you first?

Does it hurt?

Newbie minds are dying to know this stuff, thanks!

The needle is 4-5 inches, because my port is deep. My surgeon numbs me every time- because I ask him to. Its kind of redundant because its just another needle poke and it stings a bit, when he could just hit me with the fill needle once... but it gives me peace of mind lol. I do watch the flouro screen, its cool. It doesnt hurt really more is uncomfortable, doing it without being under the fluro hurts, because they were digging around an dpushing really hard- theyd stick the needle in, and it wouldnt reach the port, so youd think theyd removed the needle and try again? Nope! They just dig around with it in there trying to get it into the port!

<3 my fluro fills!

Awesome picture. Congrats on your loss

lol you can see my port is tilted in that pic. It was shot straight down, the circle in the middle should be centered to the outer circle.