Princess_Gia

I was banded Jan.13.2012 I also believe my port has flipped or should I say it feels like it will. I can feel it at an angle and I can move it back and forth (I know I shouldn't). Before this, i could feel my port nice, flat and secure. it all started when a few weeks ago after I did exercise. I had a really bad burning/puncturing feeling around my port. The PA said I put a strain on the muscle (she said this over the phone) and well told me to put ice. Now a few weeks later, I have no pain but I can now feel my port a bit sunked in and sideways. Will I need my port re-stitched? I'm scared that when I get my 1st fill (thursday) it will not be done correctly.

I was banded a week ago today 1/13.

I tried to find you but I didn't know which of many you were, and slcreeden I couldn't find you. You can add me at: Pretty Banded'One

I was wondering if any of you have a facebook to keep in touch with as for support and helping each other throughout the lapband journeys.

This was my question as well. I had my band a week ago, and I don't feel pain anymore, just a bit soreness when getting out of bed. I started cleaning around the house maybe 3 days after, I did feel very tired and sort of out of breath. I also want to start getting back to the gym. I just don't know how much..? I have my 1st post-op appointment Monday 1/23. I will ask and see what my doctor says and I'll let you all know :-)

thank you Lisa

It was kept as a secret to most of my famliy and friends, yet felt like more support is needed. Joined this site to meet new people, make new friends who can relate to ones life. Many positive and great appreciated advice was given, this was the place! After feeling a bit depressed over some pre-op pictures that were taken, coming here helped out a lot. Where the point to feeling uncomfortable came was that same day. Recieved private msgs in the chat, that were accepted (prv. msg are disabled) to some point. Felt very uncomfortable, discusted, disrespected and violated after it was realized where the conversation was going. Immediately exited out from chat and site. Was contemplating whether to return or not and soon after deleted many information that was added to profile. Understood that it is an open site for guests, but what made it worse was the disrespect that came from a member... A place where one goes for support, intentions or not, it is wrong.

Hello Every1 My name is Andrea, but every1 calls me Gia. I am new to this site and I am very happy to become part of it. Well about me... I am a single and independent mom of 3 beautiful kids (2g, 7,11 & 1b, 6). I live near Chicago, IL. I attend college studying a double major in the medical field, but my passion is makeup! I haven't been employed for a yr now, for the past yr, I have become a home aid for a family member who has many health care conditions. I have been blessed with wonderful parents who have helped me and supported me in many ways. I have only 1 older brother. I find it really hard to trust just anyone therefore, I only have a few close friends. I also have an amazing bff, who has been there for me and w/ me for the past 6 yrs. All my life, I have always been over-weight. At birth, I weighed 10.8 Lbs. Growing up, wasn't so bad. I can't remember a time where I was teased or bullied because of my size. I am also the heaviest of both sides of my family, and it sucks!! I really don't go out much because I am not comfortable with my size. I wasn't what I thought was that heavy until I had my kids, then I blew up :/ I gained near 100 Lbs after all 3. My heaviest has been 322. I have tried several ways to lose weight (Ali, Herbalife, etc..) and none have worked. I didn't know much about the Lap-band until a friend of a friend mentioned it she had gotten it done (but she didn't put much effort in it...). I looked into it, by looking though YouTube videos and other sites. I decided to go for it and I called Mercy Hospital Lap-band Program. This all started out in Aug. 2011. I am very happy that I was introduced to the LB program, I hope that fianlly after so many yrs of trying, I will be able to lose weight successfully.