Self-Fill are you doing this?

[1unknownperson 0]

I never knew this was an option, so it got me to thinking.....

"Hey, this may be a good skill set for when I travel on Business"

so I ran to the kitchen and got my Turkey baster and I put about 1 tsp of Salt Water in it and guess what??? No Matter how hard I jabbed myself, the darn thing would not pierce my skin... I guess I won't be doing my own fills after all... If I have opportunities to travel, I will check this site first and see if I can get recommendations for what ever area I am going to, for emergencies sake....

Thanks for all the good Humor... It has been interesting to see what others think of this... I'm too Squeamish... I could never do it and I wouldn't trust anyone I know to do it for me.... I Like my Dr... He's really Cute and sweet so I look forward to my visits with him....

[Melinco 1]

I never knew this was an option, so it got me to thinking.....

"Hey, this may be a good skill set for when I travel on Business"

so I ran to the kitchen and got my Turkey baster and I put about 1 tsp of Salt Water in it and guess what??? No Matter how hard I jabbed myself, the darn thing would not pierce my skin... I guess I won't be doing my own fills after all..QUOTE]

Um, didn't you know that the turkey baster is for home insemination of SPERM!!! not for fills for lapband? Wrong thing to fill! lol :thumbup: :rolleyes2:

[Whillow 0]

nope - thats why I have a dr.

[ElfiePoo 109]

I'm pretty sure she thought people here had a sense of humor and were smart enough to know she wasn't being serious. :scared2:

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Edited February 13, 2010 by ElfiePoo

[Mickey527 0]

Melinco, how do you know this??? are you self filling???

"Um, didn't you know that the turkey baster is for home insemination of SPERM!!! not for fills for LAP-BAND®? Wrong thing to fill! lol"

I am a retired nurse and would never think of self filling.

I turn my head and close my eyes and wince when they stick me, I hate needles! I can't imagine closing my eyes and wincing when I had a needle in my hand. Heck, I used to do that when I was sticking a needle into someone else.

And those two joke posts were hilarious. I think we all need some levity once in a while. keep them coming.

[1unknownperson 0]

Um, didn't you know that the turkey baster is for home insemination of SPERM!!! not for fills for LAP-BAND®? Wrong thing to fill! lol :eek: :crying: :scared2:

My Bad.... There's so many do it yourself proceedures that I got em mixed up..... Dang, I'm so forgetful like that...

[taybjb 0]

I am a nurse and I would never try this. Mine will be done in the doctors office under fluoroscopy.

[willowcat 93]

I'm pretty sure she thought people here had a sense of humor and were smart enough to know she wasn't being serious. :smile:

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Yes, after I wildly posted, I realized that it was all tongue-in-cheek. I thought that I deleted my post...guess not. Oops.

[ElfiePoo 109]

Yes, after I wildly posted, I realized that it was all tongue-in-cheek. I thought that I deleted my post...guess not. Oops.

I probably replied before you deleted. Since they let us edit our posts forever, I just went back and removed your quote from my post. Nothing need be forever...not even the written word. :smile:

[Whillow 0]

I use my meat injector to self fill all the time. I fill it when I need to and unfill it when I wanna party. Whaooo

I fill it with whatever I have on hand. In Nov. I had the garlic butter sauce for the turkey, so I just went ahead and used it. Why waste?

First I rub an ice cube on my port area, then I rub some oragel on it. Then I let my hubby inject me cause I just can't do it myself.

I do admit the needle is way big. One time I actually had to give myself one stitch to close the hole on my tummy. I used some dental floss.

The tip of needle the doctor uses for fills is bent. I did have to take the meat injector needle and bend it before I used it. I took it outside and pushed it down on the cement till it bent.

This self fill method is really working for me. For Christmas I filled it with rum sauce from my bread pudding.

I cant beleive the nasty comment about this,, i thought it was cute lol made me laugh - and in a way was as silly sounding as trying your own fills sound to me.. just my 2 cents.... laugh a little.

[Melinco 1]

Melinco, how do you know this??? are you self filling???

"Um, didn't you know that the turkey baster is for home insemination of SPERM!!! not for fills for LAP-BAND®®? Wrong thing to fill! lol"

I am a retired nurse and would never think of self filling.

I turn my head and close my eyes and wince when they stick me, I hate needles! I can't imagine closing my eyes and wincing when I had a needle in my hand. Heck, I used to do that when I was sticking a needle into someone else.

And those two joke posts were hilarious. I think we all need some levity once in a while. keep them coming.

Well, being that trying to conceive is my first passion, the turkey baster method is something of a debated hot topic in the TTC world. But no, I've not tried that method. Tempted, but I'd have to buy a new baster and I'm frugal.:smile:

[onenuttynurse 0]

Of course she was kidding.................Jeeeezzz..lol

[SoccerMomma73 1,867]

I'm noticing sometimes people get a LITTLE uptight when talking about the band....

[scottyd 0]

Humor? Oh I get it

[Dagger 0]

lol. this is too funny. but seriously, if it leaks, you are in big trouble. My wife and I both had ours done, and it was a real dragto travel over 5 hours to get .5 cc. but I would not risk doing it to myself. That is the disease telling us to do things we should not do