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Okay so yesturday I went in for my first fill and I was extremely nervous!!! I was told don't worry the lady doing your fill is our "best"! Okay...still super nervous. So she asked me some questions and told me that they put 3ccs in when I had the band put in so she was going to add 2ccs for a total of 5 ccs...fantastic :wub:. So I lay down and she feels for my port and then tells me to hold my legs up until she tells me. She pushes in the needle...no pain at all...but she couldn't get it into my port...after abour 2-3 minutes of her wiggling the needle around trying to get it into the access point. Painful...pretty painful. She finally had me rest my legs and pulled the needle out. She said that she had to poke me again...So she poked in the needle a second time. Again she didn't get it into the port. a few more minutes of moving around the needle she finally got it into the access point of the port.... *sigh* Did anyone else have a similar experience???? I hope my next fill goes better... :wub:

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Yep! That sounds just like mine! I've had two and both times they had trouble with the port.

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The needle going in ...I didn't even feel!!! Don't worry...it could just be my body :wub:

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My PA poked on my stomach to find the exact placement, but she only had to sick me the one time to put the fill in and then again to pull a little out. Neither time hurt, but pulling the band aid off did!

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Yeah she pushed on my tummy and said your port is right here...and then she kept say oh I'm sorry we have to go in at the exact right angle....

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Yeah she pushed on my tummy and said your port is right here...and then she kept say oh I'm sorry we have to go in at the exact right angle....

Sorry, that sounds bad.:wub:

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Don't worry, it wasn't that bad and it only hurts for a minute. You have already been through the surgery, that's the worst part!

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I had my first fill about 3 weeks ago. The doc. doing my fill used a floroscope so she got in the first time. I did have some pain however due to some scar tissue. I plan on using her everytime but if something happens and I can't I will only use a doc. that does the floroscope. They can see exactly where the port is and where they are putting the needle. Hope next time is easier!

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I've had 3 fills so far with 3 different people doing them. I was a little nervous since I had watched one being done on You Tube.

But it was not bad at all. My doc's office deadens the port area with a tiny little needle, so when the larger fill needle goes in, you don't feel it at all. So if they have trouble getting access into the port & have to stick you again, you don't feel anything but a little pressure. They do sometimes put you in an awkward position on the table. They sometimes put a pillow under my low back, so I'm arched to make the port easier to find. Last time they had me raise my head like I was halfway in a sit-up, to make the port protrude. That was more uncomfortable than the stick.

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Hi, I had my first fill today, only one poke but 2-3 minutes of exploration before she found the actual spot she wanted. I was told that the swelling in the are could be a cause and should be better the next time. Hope so!!

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