Hi! My name is Patty and I was banded 8/25/05. I have lost 19 pounds so far and cant wait to lose more! I live in north central missouri, any neighbors here? I am going for my first fill in two weeks (very nervous), any suggestions?

Welcome to LBT! You'll find lots of friends and neighbors (look on the Missouri thread), good advice and lots of fun! You've done fantastic on your weight loss! The first fill is fine...I was surprised at how simple it was! enjoy! Cindy

Welcome Patty!!

Hey Patty! Welcome to LBT! I was also banded 8/25. My 1st fill is 10/8. I don't think it's too much to be nervous about - hey we made it through surgery, right?

Hi Patty & Welcome

Glad you found us here, this is the best Lap Band support site. Here you will find lots of support from kind & caring people who are all battling the same DEMON :alien

Wishing you lots of success with your band

Patty I'm so glad you found LBT! You will get alot of suport here! Congratulations on being banded and good luck in your weight loss journey!

Welcome, hope you find it helpful and supportive here. As for being concerned about your first fill, the procedure itself is no big deal. If you're having it done in the docs office without fluro then he will find your port, insert a serious needle and put in a certain amount of saline. Then he will have you swallow some Water to see how it goes down. If you are uncomfortable, let him know, he'll remove a little more and on and on until you feel that you are comfortable. By the way, he doesn't remove the needle until he is satisfied with the fill, it's not like you're getting stuck over and over.

If you're having it done with fluro, then the doctor will find the port, insert saline and then give you barium to swallow, which they will watch on a special screen to make sure that the Fluid is getting through sufficiently.

Well, that's about it for fills. Just don't become overly anxious about wanting to lose the weight and think, the tighter the restriction the better it will be. Wrong!!!!!

That's not the way it works and believe me you'll end up in serious pain if the fill is too tight.

Another thing, aren't you glad you asked this question, when you get a fill, the first time you try to eat something, take it slow and easy until you judge how you will handle the restriction. Even drinking water to quickly can cause a problem if you are gulping it without giving it time to pass through completely. Remember, the pouch is small.

Hope that answers your question. Again welcome to the boards and feel free to pm me if you have any other questions, otherwise, I'll just see you on the boards.

Cindy

Hi Patty! Glad you found us!

Thanks for all the advice Cindy, great info!! I am just very eager to continue seeing the scale going in reverse for once! La Madam....didn't I see some great pictures of you in Las Vegas??? I know I will enjoy the support given by this site!!

Welcome Patty! It's nice to meet you!

Hey glad you found us. Isn't this a great site.

Pam

I have no idea how you made it so far without us, but I'm glad you finally made it home.

Hi PAtty, and WELCOME.

I didnt find this place till after I was banded too. Definately was a big awakening for me.

Glad to have you.

Hi Patty! Welcome to LBT