Today I will take the trip to Mississauga for my first fill.  For those who are not up on bandster lingo, a fill is the term given to the amount of fluid used inside of the lap-band in order to control both the feeling of satiety as well as the size of the hole between ones pouch and ones stomach, which makes food restriction possible.  

A fill is done simply by putting saline into a needle and injecting it into the port site, which in my case is just in the middle of my tummy, just about at my belt line.  It is for this adaptability that I chose to go for the lap band tool for weight loss.  As opposed to other forms of weight loss surgery, the lap band is adjustable for the life of the lap-band.

I feel both nervous and excited about my first fill.  I am not sure what to expect. Does it hurt or is it uncomfortable?  I can’t eat just before it is being done and afterward I need to go back to liquid and then soft foods for a while which is perfectly fine.  I understand that the objective of the fill is to give me the feeling of satiety that I had after my surgery.  The problem is that for each individual the amount of the fill is totally unique and sometimes getting it perfect is time consuming because it can take several attempts to get it exactly right.  

I hope that I am an exception.  I hope that I will go for my first fill and it will be just right!  I am really looking forward with hope at the days ahead!  I already feel so much better.  I no longer require medicine for high cholesterol.  My skin looks better and I am a little smaller than I was initially.  I hope that this goes well today so that I can continue down the road to smallville!