Mandymoo89

Hi Everyone, Im just wondering had anyone had any problems with a port/ tubing leak with Dr. Chris? I had a leak in August 2011 and have just found out i might have one again Im devastated and furious and just keep asking, why me? I got my band on 29th June 2010 and had a rocky start. they couldnt find my port to fill it and i ended up going over to brussels in November 2010 to Dr chris. he was able to fill it for the first time but told me my port was loose and hanging off. I was terrified but he assured me it would be fine and i could still get fills and loose weight, but i would eventually need a revision surgery. I threw myself into losing weight and got fills after this in Dublin with ecfs. In April 2011 i finally achieved perfect restricition and was loosing weight steadily, by May i got down to 17 stone and was feeling amazing. In july i noticed my restriction had decreased so i booked another fill to top it up. three days after the fill i realised something was wrong, i couldnt feel my band restricting me anymore. It was empty. Frederik arranged for me to go back to belgium for a revision and ECFS paid for everything except my fiance's flight. The operation wasnt as painful as the first but i still had to take two weeks to recover. Dr Chris advised me that the tubing had wrapped around the port and it had been punctured when i went for the fill. But now, 8 months on and im still struggling. Since that operation i have not felt restriction once. I have been for 6 fills and have been unable to feel a thing. After my last fill in April i had enough, i decided to fly over to dr chris in brussels and get checked because ecfs were telling me i had 7.75 mls in my band but i felt nothing. I know what restriction feels like so i was worried that the band had slipped or something. In his home clinic in brussels, dr chris pulled out the contents of the band and surprise surprise there was barely anything in the thing. So he tells me its possible there is another leak. He advised me to contact frederik and arrange further action. I am sick and tired of these problems when everyone else i know has had none! Has anyone had an experience like this? Am i just unlucky? I'm considering having it removed at this point. Amanda

this is what i think has happened actually. because when i went to brussels last weekend, doctor chris inserted 2mls into the port to see if i felt anything and when i got back to my hotel i felt restriction when eating. Of course its possible that there is a slow leak but i still feel moderate restriction today and i havent felt anything in months. I found it strange that the doctor accessed the port through the opposite side of my scar than the other guys in Dublin. I dont know what to do because they are telling me that they are professionals and that it is a leak but i can feel some restriction.... i dont want to get scammed just to protect their reputation

Thanks Slinky, I couldnt even imagine having any more surgery, I thought it was awful having to go back on the table a second time and they assured me i was only one of five people this has ever happened to. Now i just dont trust them at all. Ive been emailing frederick and he is arranging to meet me in dublin next week. Dr chris put 2mls in to see if it would leak out again so fred will know next friday if it is a slow leak. Dr chris tried to convince me to go for the bypass but im not going to. Ive spent so much money already and im just at my wits end. This is not where i thought i would be two years ago when i decided to get the operation. And the worst thing is my wedding is now 11 months away. Ill keep you posted anyway! Just wondering if anyone has had any similar issues because im worried if its the guys doing the fills then im wasting my time getting this leak fixed again you know?

Hi Everyone, Im just wondering had anyone had any problems with a port/ tubing leak with Dr. Chris? I had a leak in August 2011 and have just found out i might have one again Im devastated and furious and just keep asking, why me? I got my band on 29th June 2010 and had a rocky start. they couldnt find my port to fill it and i ended up going over to brussels in November 2010 to Dr chris. he was able to fill it but told me my port was loose and hanging off. I was terrified but he assured me it would be fine and i could still get fills and loose weight, but i would eventually need a revision surgery. In April 2011 i achieved perfect restricition and was loosing weight steadily, by May i got down to 17 stone and was feeling amazing. In july i noticed my restriction had decreased so i booked another fill to top it up. three days after the fill i realised something was wrong, i couldnt feel my band restricting me anymore. It was empty. Frederik arranged for me to go back to belgium for a revision and ECFS paid for everything except my fiance's flight. The operation wasnt as painful as the first but i still had to take two weeks to recover. Since that operation i have not felt restriction once. After my last fill in April i had enough, i decided to fly over to dr chris in brussels and get checked because ecfs were telling me i had 7.75 lks in my band but i felt nothing. I know what restriction feels like so i was worried that the band had slipped or something. dr chris pulled out the contents of the band and surprise surprise there was barely anything in the thing. So he tells me its possible there is another leak. He advised me to contact frederik and arrange further action. I am sick and tired of these problems when everyone else i know has had none! Has anyone had an experience like this? Am i just unlucky? I'm considering having it removed at this point. Amanda