Today was my first band adjustment! YAY!

I was so nervous all morning. For those of you who know me will remember what a big needle lover I am … hahaha yeah right! All I kept thinking about was the huge needle I was going to have stuck in my belly! Not a great start to the day.

We got into the office and there was a medical student on, so he took photos for me (which I will add to the bottom of this post).

Ok so I am going to try my very best to answer the questions I know you are asking … because they are the same I had before my adjustment. Lets get the main one out of the way first.

Did it hurt?

The short answer is a big fat NO!!! When the needle comes out it is pretty scary! To me it looked about 30cm … possibly 20cm as it is like fishing and always seems bigger than it really is. Like any needle there was a tiny little scratch, but it was less than a blood test. Actually is was sooo much less than a blood test and felt just like someone had touched you with a pin but not pieced the skin. It was that painless.

What did it feel like?

Honestly the worst part was him piercing the port. He put the needle in my skin and moved around a little to find the port and when he pierced the mesh on the port it makes a crunch feeling …. not really a sound because you can’t here it but you can feel the crunch. Does that even make sense? LOL Then he injected and pulled the needle out and it was over in about 15 seconds.

How many mls did I have?

He put 2.5mls in my band and I have to go back in 6 weeks and will probably have more put in.

What happened next?

Basically I had to drink a full glass of water to make sure it would go down. I am now on shakes again for 48 hours and mush for 48 hours then solids again. That will happen after every adjustment.

So that’s it! I now have 2.5mls in my band and I feel … the same!!! LOL I am sure I will notice a difference when I eat solids

Here is the photo … the needle is halfway in and he is injecting! Ewww