fatbutnot4eva
Loves her gorgeous family
Sorry I have not been on much lately so hope all went well with those ops I missed and good luck to all the new ones.
Well I had my first fill on Tuesday, not what I expected really.
Got there an hour early as traffoc wasnt bad.
Had to wait till 8.30am
changed into gown (well 2 as they were small I mean I was big !!) went into room, sipped barium stuff blah !! stoody up and was x rayed. Everything was in the right place I didnt see xray.
Then they steralised all the equipment and I had to lie on the xray table the nice man covered my dignity (boobs and front bum) with one of the gowns and a sheet for the bottom half. (at this point I was thinking how easy it woudl be if i were a bloke) He had a feel for teh port which he found and he used a marker to mark it then a plastic pen top thing to put a ring dent that he described as a nail mark. He then steralised my under boob area and placed a sheet thing with a square cut out that stuck to me, he then used aneasthetic to numb teh area like he said they use at the dentist, he then instered a needle into the port checking teh xray machine at all times, he added a small amount of saline and checked again, he then tilted the bed / machine so i was at an angle and he then asked me to sip the baruim from a straw and it went straight through the band which is what he wanted, the nurse then said for me to try bread which i though mmm yummy well NO they soaked a large spoonful of bread in barium and i had to put it in my mouth and chew then wen they said swallow yuck yuck yuck, well i did this and wow you should have seen teh xray machine it was crazy the bread was in my stomach above the band and stayed there, they ashed how i felt...urmm i said no different and said sorry but i didnt know how i felt, they had only put 2mm in but felt it was enough, i had to sip a fruit flavoured liquid and ome of teh bread went through the band which they said was spot on and that if i had a drink of water the bread woudl go through so that was my fill 2mm.
I left got dressed and went home.
I was a litle upset at only 2mm but have to say yes I know i have it and i have had a few "moments" where i have not chewed or eated something silly and have suffered.
but it seems to be working, other than the port area being a little sore the next day I am fine and am eating much less and feelign full.
so far so good, weight loss is slow but I can see a difference in my clothes and hubby and my mum have noticed, no one else has probably because i am always in my coat gloves, scarf etc etc..
so all you who have not had a fill yet it really is nothing to worry about, mine felt a little clinical a bit like going for an operation but I wont be worried for the next time as there is no need at all xxx
Well I had my first fill on Tuesday, not what I expected really.
Got there an hour early as traffoc wasnt bad.
Had to wait till 8.30am
changed into gown (well 2 as they were small I mean I was big !!) went into room, sipped barium stuff blah !! stoody up and was x rayed. Everything was in the right place I didnt see xray.
Then they steralised all the equipment and I had to lie on the xray table the nice man covered my dignity (boobs and front bum) with one of the gowns and a sheet for the bottom half. (at this point I was thinking how easy it woudl be if i were a bloke) He had a feel for teh port which he found and he used a marker to mark it then a plastic pen top thing to put a ring dent that he described as a nail mark. He then steralised my under boob area and placed a sheet thing with a square cut out that stuck to me, he then used aneasthetic to numb teh area like he said they use at the dentist, he then instered a needle into the port checking teh xray machine at all times, he added a small amount of saline and checked again, he then tilted the bed / machine so i was at an angle and he then asked me to sip the baruim from a straw and it went straight through the band which is what he wanted, the nurse then said for me to try bread which i though mmm yummy well NO they soaked a large spoonful of bread in barium and i had to put it in my mouth and chew then wen they said swallow yuck yuck yuck, well i did this and wow you should have seen teh xray machine it was crazy the bread was in my stomach above the band and stayed there, they ashed how i felt...urmm i said no different and said sorry but i didnt know how i felt, they had only put 2mm in but felt it was enough, i had to sip a fruit flavoured liquid and ome of teh bread went through the band which they said was spot on and that if i had a drink of water the bread woudl go through so that was my fill 2mm.
I left got dressed and went home.
I was a litle upset at only 2mm but have to say yes I know i have it and i have had a few "moments" where i have not chewed or eated something silly and have suffered.
but it seems to be working, other than the port area being a little sore the next day I am fine and am eating much less and feelign full.
so far so good, weight loss is slow but I can see a difference in my clothes and hubby and my mum have noticed, no one else has probably because i am always in my coat gloves, scarf etc etc..
so all you who have not had a fill yet it really is nothing to worry about, mine felt a little clinical a bit like going for an operation but I wont be worried for the next time as there is no need at all xxx
