Hi all. So today I went for my first fill. My port is pretty easy to feel. The first needle stick there was this funny, gurgling sound almost like air escaping, and I could also feel this funny gurgling sensation inside. She pulls out the needle and says 'what that your stomach?' and I said 'no, that was the band'. I asked her if she'd done the fill and she said no, she wasn't sure she was in the right place. Then she does a second stick, it feels different (I could feel a nice pop) and the needle goes right in, and she injects a cc. The discomfort associated with the whole procedure was minimal, probably less than a blood draw.

Now, interestingly, my sorest spot is a few inches away from the port. I am really wondering if she hit the tubing and some of the saline leaked out into the sub-Q tissue and that is what is making me sore. It's pretty minor, it's just in a wierd spot.

Has anyone else heard a funny sound or felt an internal gurgling sensation during a fill? Does this likely represent a puncture of my tubing? Is a single puncture likely to seal itself, or will I need my tubing replaced?

Thanks for any answers you can give!

Susan

I get the internal gurgling sensation with every fill. Kinda travels from the port the whole way up to my throat.