Here is an illustration of the band/port. The goldish part of the device is the port. It has a silicone bulb on top that allows the doctor to inject saline in it to inflate the band.
Dr. M found the port, around the middle of my belly on my right side. He numbed the area where the port is located then had me do a mini crunch (hands behind my head tensing abdominal muscles) to bring the port closer to the surface. He injected 4 CCs of saline solution then drew it back out. This is his way of checking to make sure he hit the right spot. Saline came back out into the syringe and he knew he was in the right spot. He re-injected the saline and said I was done. Easy Money.
He had me drink a few ounces of water to make sure the band wasn't too tight and food and liquids would pass through. So far so good.
I'm back on a full liquid diet for 48 hours. This means soups, sugar free pudding, light yogurt, sugar free, caffeine free, carbonation free drinks, and grits/cream of wheat. Not too bad.
He said it could take up to 4 weeks for the fill to take effect. Hopefully with excersize and watching my intake I'll be back on the losing side again. I've only got a few pounds left until I hit 40 lost. Hopefully it will slide right off easily.
Hope you will see less of me soon!
You go girl!!!
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