Well the other day i had my first band fill. The band i have in me is a 14mm band and now the band is 11mm, so i had a 3mm fill. A fill is an adjustment of the band diameter so it can help me eat less and loose more weight.
The procedure is as follows, i made an appointment at Qld x-ray at our mater hospital. When i got there i went through the usual routine of going through all my details with the reception. After that i waited about 10mins and then my name got called and i followed one of the staff to a x ray room. I was told to lie on my back below the machine and they did an xray of my band, then they wiped my stomach down with benedine. Next the doctor gave me an local aneasthic on my stomach and proceeded to insert a huge needle into my stomach and put the 3mm fill in my band. They fluid in the band is water.
All done and it was a 10 min procedure. I wasn't allowed to eat anything for 24 hrs so it was back on fluids for that period. Now i'm back on solids until my next fill in another month or so.
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