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had the lap band on 02-09-09

By savajake

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I am 44 yrs old and have been over wight since 5th grd. so with diabetes & high blood pr i new the older i get the sicker i would get.so i did it.i am feeling better ever day:thumbup: but i have a knot under my skin right above my big Incision. dose anyone know what it is are if it will go away:thumbup:??and buy my scales i have lost 16 lbs ..:thumbup: i hope it's right! thanks!!

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    savajake

    LAP-BAND Patients

    I am 44 yrs old and have been over wight since 5th grd. so with diabetes & high blood pr i new the older i get the sicker i would get.so i did it.i am feeling better ever day:thumbup: but i have a knot under my skin right above my big Incision. dose anyone know what it is are if it will go away

    B)??and buy my scales i have lost 16 lbs ..:o i hope it's right! thanks!!

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    LAP-BAND Patients

    Congratulations! Call your doc, but my understanding is a knot near your largest incision is normal as that should be your port site and where they put your band through the abdominal wall to get to the stomach (some people mistake their actual port for a swelling). For most people this will go down signficantly in about a month or a little longer. I'm sure your surgeon gave you things to watch for on all the incisions...leaking, hot, red, fever, changes (things that indicate an infection). You also need to watch that it doesn't get larger as that can indicate a hernia. 16# is awesome. -BG

    Oh, and WELCOME to LBT!!!

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