Re: Yesterday's fill (xpost)

[Guest guest]

whats PB'ed? or dont i wanna know? lol

> Finally after two unsuccessful attempts, I got my first fill at

> Tacoma Radiology under a fluoroscope. I arrived early, was taken

back

> on time and the port was immediately found. They marked it with a

pen

> and gave me a shot of lidocaine to numb the area. I never felt the

> needle go in for the fill. They put 2 cc's in the band.

>

> They gave me a cup of water to drink. It definitely stopped at the

> band and then passed through. It was different than no

restriction,

> but not a big problem. I will have to get used to the difference.

> Next they gave me applesauce to eat. Again, no problem.

>

> As I started eating the apple sauce, the technician asked me if I

> always turned red like that. I did not know what she meant and I

said

> that I did not. She called a Dr in to look at me and he said it

was

> hives. He asked if I was allergic to lidocaine. I had never had it

> before, so I did not know. He asked I was allergic to Novocain. I

had

> had that several times and I never had a problem. He did not seem

> overly concerned.

>

> I looked in a mirror to see what they were talking about (I did

not

> feel unusual at all). I was really pink in my neck and chest. I

had

> not seen this before. They kept me there for 15 more minutes and I

> had no other reaction.

>

> The fill seemed fine to me, so they pulled the needle out. OK,

> reaction or not, I want lidocaine from now on. The needle was 4

> inches long and it was all the way in. Now I realize why Dr. Fox

> could not find it.

>

> I went home, decided not to go to the gym just to play it safe and

> took most of the morning off from work. I never felt bad at all

and

> the skin reaction went away within 2 hours. Whatever it was, I

don't

> think it was serious.

>

> I tried eating last night with the new fill. I definitely am more

> restricted. I can eat much less than before. I will need to get

used

> to this. I PB'ed twice, but the second time, I notices a different

> feeling before I had the PB problem. It will be a learning curve

over

> the next couple weeks, but I think I am well on my way to getting

> used to the band.

> ---

> Blatt

> Banded 1/10/03 by Dr. Rumbaut

> 382/322/170