I'm in bandster hell...

[Sue C Q]

Hi Lauren...Does the doctor you are seeing for your first fill have the xray machine (fluoroscopy) ? The one bariatric doctor in my city that is on the fill doctor list does not have fluoroscopy so that is why I am going back to TJ...I want to make sure that it is done right...also the doctor just joined the group and he does not have any statistics of his success's with fills.

I tell you Lauren....I don't remember hardly anything about being in the clinic for the surgery...I remember the nurse putting on my stockings, asking me to put a pill under my tongue and I think I walked into the surgery room...I do not remember meeting Dr. Ortiz at all, although I did ask the lady that I rode the van back to the airport with if they met him which they did. I do remember walking the hall way with our IV's, but hardly remember leaving the clinic the next day. I hope you don't remember me because of something I did...yikes...lol !!

I can't wait to touch bases with you after we both get our first fill....Yippeeeeee!!!!

Take Care...

Sue

Hi Lauren...How did your fill go? My fill went great. No problems at all as far as the fill goes...I did miss my flight from LA to San Diago which put me about 1 1/2 hour behind schedule...I got to the clinic at 2pm but the staff was so nice I could not beleive it....The fill was so easy. Today I will stay on liquids and soft food (like mashed potatoes I'm having for lunch)...then tomorrow they say I can begin eating food again. Tell me how your first fill went.

Take Care...Sue

[LaurenLeigh]

Hi Lauren...How did your fill go? My fill went great. No problems at all as far as the fill goes...I did miss my flight from LA to San Diago which put me about 1 1/2 hour behind schedule...I got to the clinic at 2pm but the staff was so nice I could not beleive it....The fill was so easy. Today I will stay on liquids and soft food (like mashed potatoes I'm having for lunch)...then tomorrow they say I can begin eating food again. Tell me how your first fill went.

Take Care...Sue

Hi Sue! Glad to hear your fill went well! Mine was fine too. She put in 2.4 cc's. Hopefully that will give me some good restriction. I've been eating mushy food today with no problem, which worries me. I'm looking forward to seeing how I react to solids. While waiting at the Fill Center doc I met a couple of women who'd had their surgery from Dr. Ortiz too, so that was cool.

Let me know how you do with your fill!

Take care,

~Lauren