Sparkler's Story: Big First Fill

Thursday 22 April 2010

Big First Fill

I know, I know...what is this? Nothing for 2 weeks and then 4 posts in one day??!!

It's just to say that when I went for my first fill as I probably mentioned at the time, I was running late and Dr Ashton didn't ask for my fill record card and fill it in and for some silly reason I didn't think to ask how much fluid he'd put in...let's face it, I tried to leave the table with the needle hanging out of my port...I obviously wasn't especially sharp that morning! How could anyone forget they had a huge needles stuck in their stomach?

On Monday, having made the decision the day before that I was going to phone for a fill...who should phone me but Claire the Healthier Weight nurse to see how I was finding my first fill. I took the opportunity of 1st booking my next fill (Saturday) and 2nd of asking how much fluid had been put into my port...I thought maybe 2ml, 2.5ml...No, try again...a whopping 5.5ml had been put in for a first fill! I'm not complaining as I could see from the xray at the time that the barium was passing through at the correct speed of around two contractions of the stomach. It looked slowed, but not too slow if you see what I mean.

I'll let you know how I get on with the new fill on Saturday!

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workinprogressThursday, April 22, 2010 9:37:00 pm
Wow - that was a big first fill!

I am constantly amazed at how different all our doctors are!

I've got all my fingers and toes crossed that this next fill puts you in your sweet spot :-)
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SandyThursday, April 22, 2010 10:43:00 pm
Wow. Huge fill. I started with 3 ml and first fill brought me to 4 ml (but I had problems with that). I'm at just 3.5 and I think I need more.

Although wine seems to go down well no matter how much is in the band! Hope all goes well.
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Words of Welcome

Although my weight was not at a life threatening stage, I had struggled for at least six years to attempt to get my rapid weight gain under control (having been overweight or obese for 10) ...hanging on with my fingernails most of the year just to scrape off a few pounds, only to lose all self control and put them all back on and many more to boot.

In the end, I took the option available to me which I felt was the only thing which had a chance of working for me having lost all faith in my ability to ever successfully lose weight, gastric band surgery. I was very lucky to have the support of my husband and the money to afford the surgery self-pay.

I know that the main cause of my lack of ability to lose weight is psychological and there are many issues which need to be addressed...a band won't solve these, but what it has allowed me to do is to arrest the rapid gains during my out of control phases and manage to lose weight during my 'sane' times. In the meantime, I am working on the head issues which are a constant battle and I am making some headway.

As only my husband knows anything about my surgery, this blog allows me to talk about all of this with people who can understand what it is like to struggle with your weight, what the issues are and how it feels.

By sharing my experiences and thoughts with all of you, it enables me to share in your experiences as a 'friend' of sorts as you can perhaps feel you know a little about me too. Sometimes (most times) we know far more about one another than our real physical friends and family because we tend to be so much more honest and up front about how we feel from the safety of our blogs.

Thank you all for your support on this journey and your well received comments on my blog.

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Thursday 22 April 2010

Big First Fill

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