Comments on: Lap Band Fill Adjustment

By: gaaraisloved666

gaaraisloved666 — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:16:15 +0000

My dad gets a small needle to numb it before the big needle goes in, for the fill.

By: gulce84

gulce84 — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:45:18 +0000

what is this for needle :Si had a small needle and after 10 seconds it was over :s

By: MS85ToyotaCrown

MS85ToyotaCrown — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:01:54 +0000

Is it possible to miss.

By: melinda119

melinda119 — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:30:44 +0000

that looked f’n painful! *shudders*….yea agree with riverland what’s a fill?

By: drrichd

drrichd — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:49:05 +0000

The Lap Band is a device that provides mechanical restriction around the top portion of the stomach. This helps decrease the feelings of hunger/craving and allows a person to feel full faster. It is controlled via a fill/adjustment by placing saline into a port that is connected to the balloon in the Lap Band.

By: drrichd

drrichd — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:47:30 +0000

When done correctly, it is not painful.

By: OsiriSioux

OsiriSioux — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:03:19 +0000

Is there an advantage to using “big needles” as described here, versus a regular gauge needle? Other videos on here show just a regular needle being used, no need for anesthetic… And someone on here mentioned that their dad actually gets an injectable anesthetic?

By: drrichd

drrichd — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:46:35 +0000

The needle used is a speical non-coring needle called a Huber needle. A regular needle will damage the port and cause it to leak. Depending on how deep the port is (based on fatty tissue) you can use between a 19 to 22 gauge needle. We use a spray anesthetic. 1 needle stick is better than 2. This is not painful when done correctly.

By: OsiriSioux

OsiriSioux — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:09:39 +0000

Gotcha. “This is not painful when done correctly:” The words “big pinch” would seem to be at odds with that statement.

By: lalamj

lalamj — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:11:12 +0000

Wow, that sure is a lot of broo-ha-ha for a band fill. Mine take less than 5 seconds, and does not include an IV. From the people I know with the band, no one goes through all that.
It can miss, and it’s not painful.