Timsgrl50

Yes, through Pioneer Valley Surgical they have support groups and their in springfield at baystate in the medical office suites.

Live in agawam and banded on june 8th, 2012.

I'm happy to see this post because I thought I was going crazy!!! I was banded on June 8, 2012 and have recently noticed the same thing. I can feel the food going down slowly (almost like getting stuck), and boy is it painful. I have learned to eat smaller forkfuls and slower. I'm not due for a fill until July 28th, or something like that.

I am having pain today by my port as well. It's actually to the upper right of the port site, and it hurts when walking or laying on my sides. I was banded June 8th and have been pretty much pain free for the last week until today. Has anyone had this experience? The port area also seems to be a little raised and red in the area I have pain in. I called the doctor, and they said its normal, but it just seems weird after having been without pain.

Well thank you for all the input :-) I have actually tried taking biotin last year (I believe it was 5,000 mcg) or something like that, and it actually caused me to put on weight. I quickly looked online to see if anyone else had experienced this, and there were some other posts on it. Perhaps I just need to try a lower dose. I will just continue to watch my protein intake for now and see how it goes from there.

Hello everyone. I just really need advice from others when it comes to hairloss. I suffer from androgenic alopecia, and my hair loss is permanent. I was told by my doctor before surgery that my hair COULD shed, but that if I ate enough protein, I wouldn't have to worry about that. Is there anyone else who suffers from alopecia that would be able to help me out? I was banded on June 8, 2012. Just afraid of being completely bald at 30, that's all.