Hi,

I was banded on November 25th and will have my first fill tomorrow. I am scared to death. I have been reading the posts on here and hope that it won't be too bad. I am very excited to get started with my weight loss! I am tired of being fat and out of shape. Wish me luck.

Edited January 5, 200917 yr by PBT1967
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Don't worry. There's nothing to it. My first fill I was so nervous that I was shaking. My Dr. gave me a local then he gave me the fill and I didn't feel anything. Not even a sting.

I went for my second fill last week. My Dr. said he had started filling without the local to see how it does so at first I thought it might hurt but again I felt nothing. ( I think the scar tissue helps with the feeling) The worst part for me was the position he had me lay in. Hang in there and congrats on your first fill and one more successful step in your lapband journey.

Hey there,

There is nothing to it! I'm in and out in no time and it doesn't hurt..just a little prick and thats it...no sweat! Not worth getting nervous about

Good luck!

Hey bandsister - My surgery was Nov. 14th and I had my fill last week, it was totally uneventful and I was soooo relieved! I was very nervous before the fill, too. My surgeon felt for my port, put some local, filled me and I felt just a litttle pressure and no pain.

My friend is getting her fill any day now (we were both banded the same day) and she is going to get her fill under some kind of x-ray thing, because she's a bit heavier than I and she has a significant amount of her weight on her abdominal area, which makes feeling for the port difficult for the surgeon. So, if it's not easy to fill you just by feeling, maybe your doctor can offer to do it under that x-ray thing? Just some ideas! Good luck--you should be juuuuuust fine!!!

Thanks for all of the support! You were right...everything went just fine. He did not give me a local and I only felt a small sting. It was over before I knew it. I'm scheduled for another one next month. Thanks again!