Well today I had my first fill. I was quite nervous before I had it as I didn't exactly know what to expect or what I would have to do. I had a little bit of a wait in Dr Watson's surgery as he was running behind. Only about 20 or so minutes, so it wasn't that bad.
I got called in and the first thing i mad him do was weight me. I was dying to know how much i had lost. In the last 5 weeks I have refused to be weighed on any other scales, so this was it!! I was literally cringing in case it was a bad result. WOOO HOOO I weighed in at 120 kilo's exactly!!! YAY for me!!! So i have lost 7.7 kilo's all up so far!!! WOOOO HOOOOOOO! As you can tell I was extremely pleased with that. I didn't really have any expectations in my first month as I knew I was adjusting to having the band and not many people lose much weight.
The fill procedure part was pretty easy and i don't know what I was really stressing about. He popped me onto the bed and told me to lift my head and shoulders up towards my knees, so he could feel my port. He put in a local and then he put in the fill. Not sure how much he put in. I forgot to ask!! hahahahaha He said it would be trial and error with getting the fills right. He didn't want to put too much in, but he didn't want to put not enough in either. I have got his mobile and contact details in case I do have any problems. So that's good!!
He was very pleased with the way the Op went. he said I didn't have any fat around my liver or stomach at all. he even said when he put the band around, he had to put some fluid in it as it was a bit lose around my stomach. So I guess that's a good thing to know I don't have a fatty liver or stomach!!! He was pleased with the war wounds as well. Commending himself on doing such a good job too :))
So all in all, everything is going great!! I have had some soup and that went down no problems. I have felt a little strange around my stomach area though. Must be that bit of restriction that i can feel and it's just causing a little bit of discomfort. It doesn't hurt or anything. I'll stay on fluids again for a couple of days and then slowly introduce my solids again!!!
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Congratulations on your first fill. it feels good to be on the real road to weight loss now hey! No doubt you will feel your way to the right point of fill - for the first 2 fills, I was quite comfortable. But the third one, we seemed to have hit the spot. I can eat enough, and not get sick, but not too much.
I like the gatekeeper analogy for the band - just reminds you to be careful, and ensure you don't overdo the eating thing again.
Congrats on the weight loss. It is all downhill from here !
Janet McKinney
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