Weight: 247.4 lbs
Notes: Yippie, the weight is downward trending again :) Anyhoo, I had my two week visit with the doc and they determined (based on my begin hungry all the time, eating much more than I should, and the weight trending upward) that I should have my first fill. The band, when in stalled, has no saline in it and it has a 14cc capacity. They put in 3 cc's and sent me away for 2 weeks to see how much I can eat, what I can tolerate, and most importantly how hungry I am in between meals. Now on to the gritty details of the fill: First they numbed the area with lidocaine which burnt like hell when they first injected it. Next they wait about 1 minute to make sure it gets numb and then they stick this god awful mother of a needle into your gut, through the fat, and then they push it through the dome of the portal and it made an audible "POP". That big needle burnt like hell when she stuck it in, however once in all the pain went away. When she was pushing in the fluid I actually felt something weird inside me and I let out a little gurgle like burp! It was all over within 1 minute so I can't complain too much, it should be noted that I am the worlds biggest baby when it comes to pain like this. After the injection she made me sit there for 5 minutes to make sure all was well then she had me sip a cup of water to make sure it would go down and it did. I was sent home and told to drink only liquids for a day and then one day of mushy food after that. So here I am three days later and I can honestly say there is no difference in how much I can eat and how long I stay hungry afterwards. I am being extra careful with what I eat and how much of it I send into my mouth. I want to keep losing weight even if the band is not fully working yet, it could take months before they have it tuned just right. Anyhow, that is all I have to say for now.
Cheers, Louis.
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