Mscarter007

I had the same problem about a month and a half post op. I was terrified, because of course first thought was something was wrong with my band. Are you having regular bowel movements? I ended upnbeing constipated, which made my port stick out, thus irritating my abdomen and causing the pain. Did a couple days of laxatives, and it hasn't happened since. Hope this helps?

NYU is a "center of excellence" for the banding. I had mine done March 18, 2010 and count my lucky stars that I ended up there. The hospital is amazing. The doctors are the top of their field. They offer monthy support groups, dining out socials (so you will know how to order in the future), 6 members of their office have been banded themselves, so there's plenty of help and advice. The Doctors are Fielding (he's banded), Ren (Fielding's wife) and Dr. Kurian (who did my surgery). All of the doctors are top notch and each has their own personality. I LOVE Dr. Kurian. She KNOWS her patients and has an excellent rappor with them. If I had to do it again, I would RUN to NYU. I found Dr. Kurian by accident, reading about Al Roker's surgery (he interviewed 8 surgeons and went with Dr. Kurian). I figured, if she's good enough for Al, and he did all that research, she's good enough for me! I am so pleased!
best of luck to you!

Hello ! You should defiantly check out North Shore university hospital !! Its a huge surgical team and they are wonderful ! They also accept HIP- medicaid !!! Which is hard to find these days! They are super nice and will work with the insurance company to make sure you get pre-approved!
Here's their # 516 482-8657
Good luck !!!
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