Fills hurt! They lied to me and I think that they continue to lie to others about this. ”Just a simple little needle filled with saline” they said. Totally not true! As a matter of fact, to clarify, it is not a simple little needle, rather it is a big needle – of around the same size that is used to inject things into an intravenous. This is jammed into your stomach through skin and muscles and into your port (read” pinch your flesh between a sharp instrument and a static surface). I am telling you, it is nearly as painful as listening to country music!
So, by now you know that I have had my second fill done for my lap band. Thank goodness it is over! They put only .5 in because they think I am already close to being in the right place.
I saw Dr. Couburn today because when I started crying after jab number two had to be removed, the nurse brought him in to see me. He rushed in and did the third painful (but at least all the way in) effective jab. He said that I am not the first person to have had a problem with the fills being painful (read: no kidding?). Remember back to last fill? It is a different story than the books and the nurse told! Also, I heard through the grape vine from another person who had this done that getting fills “hurt like hell”. So, I told Doctor Coburn that I hope I am one of those people who only needs to have two fills and that that will do me for the REST of my life. He sort of chuckled – but me, I was not kidding! The thought of going for another one is just about enough to send me over the edge. I would rather put my finger in a vise-grip! Honest!
There is good news though. The last time I had a fill I could not really eat – it was back to liquid for the following two days, but today I already ate some crackers and these seemed to go down OK. So I guess I can go for a friday night Pad Thai at my favorite eatery tonight!
Other good news is that I lost another pound since I was there two weeks ago and this is the time when weight normally still goes up! Yeah me!
I’m sorry you have such painful fills loobie. Do they use any numbing agents when you get one? When I first started getting my fills my doc used numbing solution, both internally and externally, so all I’ve ever felt with a fill is a little pressure from him pushing on my port. The last 2 fills I have had have been done from the head nurse at my office, she has been banded herself. She doesn’t use any numbing stuff internally, it doesn’t hurt very much at all though. I promise I’m not lying!
Hi Gammazon
They don’t use anything to freeze here. the other person I mentioned here in my rant had hers done in Canada too, but not at the same place and they don’t freeze either. I am allergic to the stuff so I can’t even ask to have one done since it could (and has before) stop my little heart from beating and since I will be needing that…
I wonder now if it is a difference between countries – or clinics? If anyone else would share their experience it would be interesting!