Fill # 3 - "You're the skinniest band patient I've ever seen!"

Jul 22, 2009

I went for my third fill today since I had lost some restriction over the past several weeks.  I ended up with about 1.3ccs giving me a total of almost 8ccs.

As I was waiting for my turn to get into the radiology room (all fills done under fluoro with my doc), I saw the tech come out, look around, and then look back at his chart with a puzzled look on his face.  He looked up again and saw that I was the only person in the waiting area and asked if I was the patient, all the time with a questioning look on his face.  I said that I was and he exclaimed "Wow, you're the skinniest band patient I've ever seen!".  I just laughed as I followed him into the room.  Clearly, he was young and uninformed about what happens when you get the band - you actually lose weight!!  But, his comment brought a smile to my face nonetheless, since I took it as a compliment and reinforcement of how far I had come.

This fill was so easy.  Hardly any needle pain and the doc was great with adjusting, testing, and then adjusting again until we got it just right for both of us.

They say that "the third time's the charm", so we will soon see if my third fill keeps me at ideal restriction.  So far, so good.  Liquids have been going down very easily.  Tomorrow will be soft foods, next day back to regular foods.  If nothing else, I am hoping to have enough restriction to gain back the mental power and motivation to get these last few lbs off.

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