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Yes, waiting can be the hardest part because sometimes you just wish you could follow your paperwork. I didn't know I was approved till the scheduling nurse called me and said, "Your surgery is scheduled for May 1". I said, "why thank you for letting me know I was approved"! Caught me off guard in a good way though. Then the next time you will be waiting is when you are lying in the bed waiting for your surgery!!!! YEAH!!

Good Evening, Just remember to take it easy and listen to doctors orders...i remember walking around helped me a lot. These darn foreign things in our bodies, why can't they just behave! Glad it well though. Ok, I don't mean to make you feel "bad" but when I was reading your post you put "die to complications" I just about fell off my chair. Once I read the whole thing then I seen you meant "due to complications". Again, I am always making spelling errors and I am not trying to point it out to everyone, but when you see "die" in a surgery forum it catches your attention. Glad it was just due!!!! Have a good night and glad you are ok!!!!!!:

Your Welcome, yes, these surgeries can be trying and emotional. Its amazing though how strong we can stay though during the rough times. And sounds like you know what I mean!! Can I ask why do another fill with severe reflux going on? I would think adding would make it worse. Something new for me. I am sorry you are going thru this. Its so hard when you feel you are doing everything right and the tool is failing you. Is your doc listening to you? My band would only allow me 10cc's. Looks like almost a year for you too. That is great only if they can get the reflux under control. Did they give you medicine for it or any advice...i wish I could help everyone. I can honestly say I have been thru hell and back with this band but i am still here to fix things so I can't complain. Thats how I look at it. At least I still have a voice to speak up and say listen to me!!! My body is hurting and you need to look into it. Its not till I got very assertive and rose my voice with my doc things changed. I wish you well and please speak up....let me know how you are doing..Although its hard, keep your chin up!! Get things worked out...Good night.

Never did I ever think when I got banded in 2010 I would be getting my band out and revising to the sleeve...Everything went so well. For 2 1/2 years everything was wonderful. I did my homework, I did what was expected of me and dropped about 70 pounds.. Talk about a new me. I still had like 50 pounds to go but I was on a roll and wasn't going to stop. I was on top of the world. Went back to school and found that confident person I once was before becoming obese. Unfortunetally after an unsuccessful fill due to the port twisting, everything went to crap. I had my port fixed and never found my green zone again. I am a 46 year old woman that knows her body and when something is wrong, something is wrong....after numerous attempts ( seven long months of trying to convince my doc something was wrong, like weight gain, starving all the time and horrible pain after my fills) he finally listened and sure enough I had a leak and my port lies right where my pant belt lies. Why would you put a port there in the first place? So not only did I go through physical and emotional pain. I went through a lot of financial pain. All those fills that never worked and the horrible pain I faced. I just never understood why a doctor would let a patient continue to feel this way...and yes, I have gained all my weight back and more. Talk about ashamed and feeling like a failure for the millionth time....The good news is..I fired my doctor and hired a new one (same practice, awkward, but its my body!. He is awesome, kind, very sensitive to your needs, caring and listens to you, Not like the doctors that ask you the question that you just answered to him. One time I had the doctor ask me the same question three times that I had answered. Talk about wanting to get up and walk out...So I have been blessed for a second chance per insurance. They are paying for the band removal and the sleeve. I am scared right now, but I have faith in my doctor and staff. My life will be for the better and I have much support. I have three young boys and wonderful husband supporting me and believing in me. I am not bashing the band, I am bashing the doctor that would not listen to me. He should have never let it get this bad. If I won the lottery, I would help set up a foundation for those that could not afford this surgery. It is life changing and I would want everyone to have that opportunity....obesity is just an awful disease to live with..So my new journey begins MAY 1 and I am so blessed. I think about a year from now how much healthier I will be. Plus I will finish up my schooling and be ready to conquer the world. Best wishes to everyone for whatever choice of surgery you chose...I commend all of you for taking that step. Surely a life long journey.

I was banded in Jan. 2010 and everything went great. Like many others say, the only pain I had is where the port site is..so take your pain meds so you can get up and walk around. Good for circulation and getting that CO2 out of your belly from surgery. You will be tired and sore but if it wasn't for the port site I would've felt like they didn't do much. I even asked "did you do it already" But then the numbing agent wore off the site and I started feeling it....about a week and you will be back to yourself. Everyone is different though. Remember to walk, walk and walk. It will help so much with a quicker recovery. Make yourself get up and walk. Thats what the pain meds are for if you need them. Maybe at night to help you sleep too. Yes, surgery is scary but so is the thought of dying of dieabetes and all that other awful stuff that comes with obesity. AS long as you have faith in your doc and hospital you will be fine. I don't want to scare you at all because we are all different, but my band doesn't like me so I have to have it removed and I am having the sleeve done May 1...I got a leak too in my band so thats my story. Talk about being scared. Taking most of my stomach out, just a weird feeling. You will do fine and they are there to help you and encourage you. I stayed over night. Glad I did. Three young boys at home, what a rest I had. Best wishes and keep us posted. And oh how blessed you are to be 18 and gets this done. many of us have gone most of our lives with this awful disease. I am so thankful this tool is out there for you now, you can live the rest of your life healthier and happier. I am so happy for you !!!! And sounds like you have a great support group.....Again, best wishes.

Good Morning To You, First of all sorry such a long email...I am a writer so it just happens!!! I am so sorry to read about your story. That is terrifying! Besides your weight issues, how are you doing emotionally and do you have a support system? If you don't mind me asking, how did all your issues start with the band. Like was it an emergency situaton or did little things start happening? As you, I was a huge believer in this band from the begaining. It changed my life around so much when I dropped the weight. But always in the back of my mind I did not like the fact I had a foreign body in me and the fact you really can't see what its doing to you as the years go on. But speaking for myself I would do just about anything to lose weight and keep it off. My leak started after 2 1/2 yrs of being banded and I am still waiting for the approval for insurance for the sleeve. Although taking most of my stomach out sounds scary, its more of a natural way....make sense? I am thinking about your story and it just clearly helped me understand why we shouldn't have foreign things in our bodies. Maybe the band isn't as safe as they once thought. We all go into this thinking I will be fine and won't have any of these horrible side effects....because we want to believe in this intervention so badly. Again, I am so sorry you had to go through this. I am sad my band has to come out, but in some ways I am relieved because I always did worry about some of these issues I hear about. I pray if I get the sleeve things will work out. Because I know this is my last surgery I will have for my weight issues. I wish I could one of those people that could do it on their own. I don't have enough money to pay a trainer or make my meals for me..like you see on TV. I have gained all my weight back within the last say year and oh how disappointed I am in myself. It just proves that surgery does work when its working for you... What do you think you will do? Have have you lost faith in the bariatric programs or will you try on your own. I am just curious. The other reason I am glad I will be getting the band out is because I do have so much port site pain that it keeps me from doing certain things. Only if my doc (that I fired) would have listened to me sooner and not 8 months later . I really like my new surgeon and have much confidence in him. I like him because he actually listens to you!! My old surgeon never knew how many CC's were in my band at times. Good grief!! He scared me so much towards the end. And he is the chief surgeon of general surgery at Froedtert in Milwaukee, WI! One of the best hospitals in the country. Like you, i just want to be healthy and be around longer for me and my family...So I wish you well and continued strength thru this new journey of yours. It has to be very difficult for you...this is what this site is for..so we can support one another and help eachother going through the good and bads..Man, I can't imagine your band landed you in the hospital for 3 weeks. That is just horrific for you and your family. Did they say this is rare??? Or did your doc not listen to you when you started noticing issues??? ..Again, just curious how it all started with this event you had...Take Care and best wishes...Renee

and remember...don't drink anything half hour before you eat!!!

I am not a doc but I use to get the hiccups when I was full....not for 15 minutes though. Try to walk around, you may just have some air in there from drinking your liquids to fast or something. I don't think your band is going to slip over your hiccups. Like I said, I use to get them all the time. And your band can seem to go through a lot before it slips. Again, I am not a doc but call yours and just ask them to make yourself feel better. I have gotten sick, hiccups, taken a bad fall and my band is still in place.. unfortunetaly its leaking and I am having issues but this is not about me....just call the doc...it will make you feel better..ok!!!! I remember too when I would do something and freak out about my band. Once I forgot to crush a pill and thought I was going to flip! EVerything was fine....hope i helped you some..

I was banded in Jan. 2010 and did very well. I had my port revised in June last year..twisted, unfortunately it went down hill from there. He placed the port on my belt line. I have had nothing but pain and tenderness for the last 8 months and oh yeah, took him 7 months to convince him I had a leak. I know what restriction is and I never got it after the revision. Anyways, yes, my port incision for my port wouldn't close and I would have fluid poor out like a faucet. As long as it wasn't infected leave it alone they said..Its like a got a pocket around the site and it would fill up and poor out. Scared the crap out of me...My fills became so painful from them digging around I would lay on the couch with an ice pack and Tylenol and wishing I had pain meds. I felt all these months have been wasted and I gained my weight back. I fired my so called doctor and now am with someone who listens to me. I am converting to the gastric sleeve if my insurance will allow me. Please be strong and be your own advocate. I waited way to long to speak up to where he would listen to me...one time i asked my doc how many cc's i had, he said i don't know. so keep track of your cc's...I wouldn't change a thing but to be much firmer next time with my doctor. Lesson learned. So i feel for you and it does stink these bumps come up in the road. If you have a good doctor that communicates with you, you will be fine. If not, find another surgeon who cares..just my opinion..

Hello, I realize it’s been awhile since you posted about your band being filled to 7cc's. I came across it today and was wondering how you were doing. I ask because I went through the same thing. But it took me 7 months to convince my doc that something was wrong with my fills. One time I asked him how many CC's do I have in there? His reply in a snotty way, "I don't know". I walked out the door with my jaw on the ground. I was speechless for the first time in my life...I was banded Jan. 2010, had the port fixed in June 2012 and from there it went downhill. I kept telling him I am losing restriction after a fill. Then I informed him my incision from the port surgery felt wrong. I was having way to much pain and I was getting a lot of cirrus fluid coming out of a small opening of the incision. When I say fluid coming out I mean "gushing". First time it happened I woke up in the morning and was soaked with fluid. Scared the crap out of me. I am in the medical field so I knew what it was, but way too much of it. This happened to me at least 4 times. I couldn't go anywhere because I was afraid of it gushing. I would have to put like 3-4 paper towels on it and tape it on my site in case it gushed. He says as long as it’s not infected its fine. Of course it would never happen when I would go for my check ups. I called the nurse so many times crying. Why do I still have so much pain, why do I have fluid coming out of me like a faucet?? Over time it finally closed up. I think a pocket formed around the port and would fill up and once it was full, GUSH! All from a port revision and my doc not listening to me. Finally, after 7 months and putting my foot down he actually paid attention to how much he put in and then a month later took out. Guess what, half was gone. Yes, there had been a leak this whole time and for the port pain, he said, "OH that’s probably because it’s on your waist line where your pants sit. I told him that 7 months ago and even asked him why did you put the port there in the first place. So as of that day forward, I fired his arrogant mean ass and took on another doc in the same practice. I knew from the start I should have picked this one doctor. I have met him before and he is amazing. When I had my band done at Froedtert he came and checked on me at 9 at night. He assisted in my surgery. Till this day I still have terrible port pain. And one more thing I had to deal with, when I would get a fill, I ended up lying on the couch for 2 days with an ice pack and Tylenol because the site was so painful. That I don't understand and again he would blow me off. So when I would go for these fills I hated the thought of it. I knew what was going to happen that night and the next 2 days. But I needed the fills. Now, the good news, I see Dr. Goldblatt on Feb.18th and we are going to talk about removing the band and I am converting to the gastric sleeve. I feel I am in good hands and have faith and confidence in this doctor. I am nervous as anyone would be. But the end results or outcome are so worth it. Just feel healthy again. So something bad happened that day when I had my port revised. Because since then everything about the band went downhill. It was working great for me....I learned though I had to keep track of my own CC's. That’s not a good doctor. I am very assertive and my own advocate. Yet you think the doctor should be on top of these things. We are losing our health insurance so I am hoping to get my surgery ASAP. Don't want to rush into it, but the best part I am waiting for is getting rid of the port pain. It has actually stopped me from doing things. I have gained a lot of weight back so it proves to me the band or bariatric surgery is a great tool. Please tell me how you are and have you experienced any turbulence along the way...I like to hear my supporter’s stories. Good or bad...Sorry my story was so long, I guess I just couldn't believe what that doc put me through. And the nurse knew the whole time what was wrong, but she seemed scared of him. Look forward to hearing your story!!! My advice I give to my supporters...is listen to your body and mind..if something feels off or wrong..it probably is. Don't let the doctor just let things go. Demand answers even if you have to be assertive. It your body and your paying for it. I learned a lot with this issue and learned a lot about myself as well.....take care.

Don't cry, but I understand your nervous. Its a major life change. This time for the better!!! I love what a FLORIDAYS said, "see you on the other side". It will feel so good to be in control. That is what my band gave to me. You will be ok, and each day is a journey. Take it one day at a time and enjoy your new chapter in life. It can only get better for you. Imagine a year from now, we all know how fast time goes, just think postive and your dream will be yours. Keep us posted and never be afraid to spill your feelings. That is what we are here for. To support one another. AS we all know ones who don't struggle with weight don't understand. The day I know I was discriminated against for a job I felt like I was going shribble up and die. I will not let my weight define who I am. I know who I am, I am a good person, good wife, good mom, a good friend and try the best I can. Thats all we can ask for ourselves. I was blessed to have the lap band and insurance paid for it. I look forward to hearing from you. Will be thinking of you in the days ahead. I JUST LOVE THIS SITE....

Oh my gosh, who said just be happy you have a band and a fill? I realize going through this is a life changing process but lets remember we are here to support eachother. I don't think there is one person out there that suffers from obesity intends to hurt anyone. We are already hurting ourselves deep inside. I hope I never say anything to hurt someone. I tell people all the time how blessed I am to have this tool (thats not working right now) thats another story, but I have been given a great opportunity and its just a tool to help. I am very blessed but hope some day my doctor will find out why my fills arent' working. 5 months of nothing, no restricton, nothing...I can what ever I want. And I don't like it.....anyways, please everybody, lets come together and be supportive of eachother. We all have hills to climb and conquer. We can do it together, harder to do alone....lets embrace the fact the tool is out there and hope for those that want it so badly and find a way they can get it...Again, we are not alone in this journey of obestiy. Its one difficult battle....Good day everyone.

One thing I have learned is you have to keep track of your fills and whats in them and not...I asked my surgeon what was in it before and he said, "I don't know". Isn't that just great!! Lots of confidence in him...I am looking for my green zone and can't find it because I have a leak or my doc thinks 3 cc's is to much. Like most banders say, the green zone and cc's is different then others. The doctors are just not listening....Its not like a gallbladder removal. If this is a life time commitment for me then this my case should be a life time commitment for him....I don't think I could state it any better then that.....

This statement couldn't be more accurate. My doctor questioned me at 3cc's. He thought it was too much. I have had my band since Jan. 2010 and things were going great until June this year when my port flipped. I had surgery to correct it and been down hill since. I have a lot of pain in my port area 5 month later and gaining most my weight back. Does he not see the pattern. I think I have a leak. Every fill I became a pin cushion. I think they inserted that needle in my tube. Why else could I eat a bagel the next day after a fill. I should never have too!! I just want to be able to tell him what I can eat without any problems. Something is not right and I don't know how they can test it to see if there are leaks. Under fluroscopy? 5 months of frustration and confusion and actually depressed. I don't want to throw in the towel but i have to pay fo these fills and its getting old. Come Dec.21st. my husband is even going with me because he is even getting tired of it. I finally thought I had this obesity thing under control, nothing more depressing when you start to lose weight and boom, a minor surgery turns everything around. I did take a fall at a grocery store in Aug. I just want the band tested for peace of mind. If everything is ok, then I guess an extra fill or take it out. Has anyone gone through this at all.. A very disappointed lap band patient...or maybe seek the advice of another surgeon. I am so confused.....

Hello, I can sympathize with your issues My surgeon questioned me on having 3cc's in me. He felt it was too much. I don't understand this. When I asked him what I had before this fill he didn't know. I was like what the heck!!!! I just posted my horror story I have been going through and it may lead to my band being removed after almost 3 years. I have no trust left in him. For now on, bring a note book and you keep track of your cc's. At least you will know then and you can tell them. Sorry to tell you but it goes on more often than you know. Its in and out the door with most surgeons. I am giving my doctor 3 options. Either run a test and make sure there are no leaks, no flips or slips, go to a different surgeon or get the band removed. I have a ot of post operative pain (five months into it) and he just doesn't care. Pain is pain and its interferring with my life. So speak up and keep track of your own cc's. That is what I am going to do if I keep the band....wish I had better news for you.

Is there anyone else out there dealing with what I am going through? I had my lap band done on Jan. 28th 2010 and it couldn't have gone smoother. I lost an astoning 71 pounds and felt like I became the person I should have been a long time ago. My nightmare started the day after my port revision. It had flipped in June of this year and of course was told is was a simple procedure...woke up twice on the table but I guess that can be common with a twighlight...ever since he did the revision it has been pure hell for me. He relocted the port, I have nothing but pain and none of my fills are working. I have had 3 fills since the surgery and nothing is working. I have expressed this to him and he did a CT Scan to see if there was anything going on around the port. Of coursenothing came up so why look into it anymore....he did a fill that day and I woke up at 4am in so much pain my husband had to help me out of bed. I laid on the couch for 24 hours with an ice pack and Tylenol. And cried a lot. I called the nurse and told her everything again and she has been very kind but kind doesn't help. She told me to make another money making appointment and have a heart to heart chat with him and write all my questions down. Not sure what else I can tell him!! When a patient has that much pain wouldn't you think your doc would look into this further or give you options. He told me it could soft tissue/scar tissue from the surgery or my body is rejecting it. Now I can't get in to see him for almost a month. Dec.21st!! Just in time to renew my deductable. I shouldn't worry so much about the money because my insurance does cover a lot of it, but I still have to pay some. So when I see him I am going to give him these options..either do a test to make sure the whole band is working, no leaks, port flips, or band slips. I have been poked so many times I feel like pin cushion. I don't even think he is getting the fluid in the port.. When I drink the water it does get stopped and then he does his thing with the fill. But then the next day I feel like there was nothing done. I think I have a surgeon who is not listening (not the first time), doesn't care or does't believe me. I am actually getting scared. Would've something is really wrong and he is missing it! So again, options are test, see a different surgeon or get the band removed which breaks my heart. It worked so well for me when it was just right. I am so sad about this right now. I thought I finally had found the answer to my obesity and its all messed up due to a flipped port. Gosh darn it! I also travel one hour to there. I go to Froedert in Milwaukee which is an awsome hospital. One of the best. People come all around from the world to go there. How did I end up in this mess. This time my husband is going with me....can someone please hlep me or support me in anyway. Give me any advice..I need something to keep going....I hear all these success stories and I want to be one of them. I was on my way too. Please, maybe just a pat on the back for me right now.Dec. 21st seems so far away. He is going to be gone I guess. There are two other docs in the practice whom i wish i picked now. I have met both of them and they are awsome. oh well...thanks for listening everyone...HELP!!!

I don't mean to alarm you, but I am 4 months post op of my port revision (it flipped) and I still am not back to normal. I will be blunt, it hurts like hell and if I move in the wrong way it makes my eyes water. According to my doctor its normal. Guess what, I am looking for a new surgeon. Its not infected, its just soft tissue that will not heal fast enough for me. I still think something is not right, but my doctor says its normal . Pain that makes you buckle over is not normal. If anyone knows of a good surgeon in the Northern part of Ill like Lake County please advise. Listen to your body and don't be afraid to ask your doc questions. This is all new to you and they should have an answer that makes sense to you. Never stop looking for an anwser until you feel satisfied with it. I wish you well with your new journey. Again, I don't mean to discourage you, its just something I am going thru. I was banded in Jan. 2010 and did well until the port flipped. Then everything went down hill but my weight. That went up due to taking out my fluids from the surgery and couldn't get a good fill. These things just have to work themselves out too. You will learn what works for you. Remember, this is a life time journey, not a race.....Have a great day..

After reading your story I am sorry your don't have more family support. Your hubby should be happy for you because you will be healthier and be around longer for him. As for your parents, they may be from the old school. Surgery scares us all, but its their daughter going thru it. People don't understand we do this surgery for our selves. No one else. God gave surgeons a gift to give us this tool to help us be healthier. Thank God we have this availbable or I would be so lost battleing diet after diet. You hang in there and continue to tell them the postivie things and the wonderful outcome of this. Your husband has to work on his insecurities. Show him all the wonderful benefits from it. And agree with him yes, sometimes things don't go as we want them too. That is where faith in your doctor and spiritual needs come in. I wish you well and hope everythig continues to only go as you intend it too. Take Care....

Thank you for caring. Just in a bad place right now. I just thought after almost 2 years of being banded I was clear of these things happening. I went from a new person to a depressed discouraged person. Mostly because the doc woudln't listen. Again, just the pain talking. I pray a lot and tell myself it will get resolved. If it means changing doctors or clinics. Froedert is known to be the best in the country. I guess doctors can't predict our outcome but they sure can help us when they are needed. I will let everyone know whats going on with my port. I wish I could find someone who is going through this too. (I don't wish this upon anyone) but it would be nice to know things can be resolved with this. I am usually a very up beat postive fun person. She has left the building and I am patiently waiting for her to come back. I miss me and so does my family.......

Off to my CT Scan tomorrow for my lap band port pain. I am hoping I will get some answers. I bent over last night to pick something up and I just about fell over from pain. How can something that was going so well go so wrong over a port revision. I hope they can find out whats wrong because I just can't stand the pain. I should be concentrating on the postive things in my life and how fortunate I have been to get the lap band. But when you are in pain it seems to take away a lot from you. I am so ready to throw in the towel and get it removed if they can't figure this out. Has anyone else beent through this? The biggest problem it took 3 months for my doctor to finally listen to me and do some testing. Or at least the nurses finally intervined and got the help I needed. I want to come on this site and be positive and supportive for others. But right now I need all the support I can get. I feel so sad that this has failed me. Yes, there are worse things in life, I guess its just the pain talking. I guess they don't want you taking Aleve or Advil. Tylenol doesn't cut it. I fell asleep with an ice pack on my tummy last night. Thanks for listening, I just needed to vent. Again, hopefully I will get some answers tomorrow. Good day everyone.....

Where do I find this My Fitness Pal?? All so new to me.....

Oh my gosh, you poor thing. Here you are so ready for this new journey in your life and this happens. WOW! 10 wks. post op and no fills. When you get your first fill that gives you restiction you will know it and learn from it. I loved when my fill was at it best. I felt so in control of my eating and it made me more positive. Amazing how feelings play such a role in our doings. I can't imagine starting off like you did. I look at this way, I try to embrace the moment and I have reaized I just need to regroup and tell myself I can do this and will get answers in the end. (I don't give up easy when it comes to my health). We all need to be our own advicates. We all know pain from an unknown source is not normal. And if you are gaining weight with a lap band and eating the right foods it means your band is not tight enough. Its that simple. I aplogize for talking about my issues so much but again just finding this site has just made me so excited. Now I feel like I can conquer this and not remove the band. i was that close to removing it. With anything, things that that we go through that are difficult take time to either deal with or heal. That we can do with all the support we have at our finger tips now. I want you to stay in touch with me and let me know how you are doing. My first fill was weird. They filled the band a lot and made me drink water and I couldn't swallow it, and then he let it out some and it went down. So don't let that freak you out....just a strange feeling. How did your revision go? Did you have much pain or did they just flip it back over or put in a new place? I feel like I have a cavity where my old port was and its filling up with fluid and has no where to go so it builds up and casues pain. I read on whats called a Semona. (spelling)? Fluid starts to collect and hardens or something. May mean another surgery. Not sure if I ready for that. I might have had more pain due to scar tissue of 2 years since surgery.. But if it relieve my pain it will be worth it. I just want to be that person I was a year ago. 71 pounds lighter, happier, went back to school after a stay home mom for 12 years and now looking for employment. I just felt so darn good. I had confidence that was exploding out of me. I use to be 135 pounds in HS and my jr. year in HS I went undiagnosed with depression and anxiety. I ate evey emotion. Part of depression for me was eating it. Plus my meds don't help. Again, sorry so much about me, I just wanted to tell you a little about my story and hope I can help you in anyway. What did your doc say when your port flipped so early on....unbelievable.. Can you imagian having that bypass surgery and can't turn back if something goes wrong. This is why I chose Lap Band. Just for these reasons. Keep in touch as much as you need to. I am a stay home mom and check my mail occasionally. I can do it, you can do it and WE ALL CAN DO IT with eachothers support...I want to hear about your first fill!! Please advise about your revision, I am curious. Plus I am still learing all the differnet sites on here.

Being a newbie to this site I can't express how thankful I am I found it. After two years of no one to talk to about my victories or struggles its been hard. Now I know "I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS JOURNEY!! I enjoy reading each and everyones stories. I was banded Jan.2010 and sadly I am right back where I started but unfortunetally having major difficulites with my port revision and fills. Me and my band worked well together. I lost 71 pounds (can't forget that one pound you know!) and then the port twisted. Since then everything went down hill. June 29th I had the port relocated and this has left me with an awful sometimes unbearable pain where the old port lied. I had major serous fluid and alway contacted the office. Oh its normal, just put pressure on it they would say. Mean time because the band was emtied due to the surgery I just couldn't wait for my fills! After 3 months of pain, gaining a lot of weight back you would think the doctor would notice some red flags. I finally demanded some testing be done and now I go for a CT Scan on Monday. As women we are usually in tune with our bodies and know when something isn't right. I basically told them if they don't get this right I will take my money somewhere else because as we all know thats what it seems to boil down too. I am disappointed in myself because I am accountable for what I put in my mouth. Yet the doctor needs to work with me too. Why would a doctor let you suffer with pain like this. Questions my faith in him. I thought going to one of the best hospitals in the country was the right choice. The nurses are wonderful, but they almost seem like they are afaid of him. Anyways, after reading all your stories you have given me hope again. I woke up this moring feeling so much better. A site where no one judges you or bashes you or puts you down for feeling sad at times about ones self. Thank you everyone for your honesty and much support I have been needing. Where I live there are no support groups. I am thinking of making one up for myself in the area. No medical advice, just venting and sharing our journeys. I have been given a great gift and appreciate the fact this is a tool to help me. Many people that suffer from obesity would love to have this but for other issues can't. So we all have to remember how lucky we are in some ways. I live in the Kenosha, WI area so anyone would like to start a group let me know....I'll be there. I am not alone anymore...Good day everyone. I

No, no diarrhea. Just awful pain. Its like people don't understand the pain you are dealing with. I feel I will be having it removed if it doesn't subside. See what the CT Scan can pick up. They are doing an oral and IV contrast. Someone said something about a Sonaoma. Spelling??? I had so much fluid build up and it just poured out of my incision after revision. NOT NORMAL!! I am sorry you also had to go through all this. I really thought this was the answer to my prayers. I worked so hard to get there and now I am here and now I may have to let it go....Thanks for chatting with me...

I was reading on port pain after a revision. My port twisted and where the port use to be and still after 3 months it hurts like a #!@%#!! 3 months of weight gain and still no relief. Finally a CT Scan on Monday. I have had enough of hearing this is normal. This pain in not normal. I can't even bend over or cough without it hurting. Talk about my doc blowing me off. I had a lot of serous fluid after my revision. I mean a lot!! I was told no concern. See what happens on Monday. I am ready to remove my band. Its been costly and aggravating. My first 1 1/2 years went great then the port flip. I knew something was wrong from the start. NO ONE LISTENS!!! Thank god for this site....