With fill one and two, the doctor inserted a long needle with a long narrow tube that squirted liquid if I moved around. He said this was to make sure he was in the port. both times he had a really hard time finding the port and had to work the needle around and remove and reinsert the needle several times to find the port. Although he had all that trouble, he said the port was "okay" and this was "normal". Anyway, as soon as he started pushing the "fill" in, I could feel the band tightening and for several days after the fill, I had a difficult time as everything I ate felt like it might get stuck. Not so today. I just had my third fill in a little over 12 months. He did not use the tube to make sure he hit the port, instead he inserted the needle and pushed the fill directly into what I am sure he believed was the port. I said, "I didn't feel anything." Dr. Wheeler said, "That's good. That's what we want." Well, it wasn't until I was half way home (a two hour round trip) before I realized that he could have misconstrued the comment. He might have taken me to mean I didn't feel the needle being inserted. However, once I got home, I decided to check and see if the restriction had changed any at all. Unfortunately, although the nurse insist he pushed 2 cm, I have no increase in restriction and I can eat everything I could before. I know its been about 9 months since my last fill, but I still had a little restriction. As this has not changed at all, I am concerned that he might not have hit the port. Question is, do you always feel the fill entering and enlarging the band when you have some restriction left? As I have only had two fills prior, I don't know and was wondering if I could get some input on the matter. Thanks for any help I can get as I am rescheduled to see the doctor again on Monday, but I'm not sure how he is going to take the matter as doctors, in my experience, hate to admit when they are wrong.

Kay, all I have to say is OMGosh!!!! You look wonderful! I have not posted in a few days, because I am lazy. So here we go B: 1 egg scrambled & spoon full of gravy S: 6 Chips L: a piece of smoked beef on toast w/ mayo S: piece of smoked beef D: whole wheat pasta w/beef & sauce S: yougert I will try to be better with posting, Melissa

Awesome pic K. Tori

Thank Rhonda, I got the enchancement that had the 9 poses on it in a 10 x 13 so I got alot of the pics in one. God Bless! Jen

Hey Ronna, Thank you! Don't ya just want to hug her. She miles with those eyes all the time! How's the job? God Bless! Jen