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Yes it is normal for this to happen. IN fact if they can't do it then I highly recommend they be IN the room when it is done. They are for the most part the only ones that know what erosion actually looks like.

Crystal I just love you. LOL!! And yes she was a very special lady. Since my mother worked alot and was a single mother as well, my grandmother was my caregiver. She taught me morals and values and respect and all the things you learn growing up. She taught me how to take care of others. She was a driving force behind me becoming a RN later in life. I am a grandma now and I just wish I was closer to my grandkids so I could teach them all the things she taught me. I once heard a saying from someone that said, "Everyone needs a wise older woman in their life." I don't have one of those now. Both my grandmothers are gone. So I gotta find a wise older woman to share my life with. Thanks guys for listening. It is keeping me from eating the house. LOL!!

Sue, I know what poster you are referring to and I have posted on several threads that those actions are not allowed on this forum in any way shape or form. We have had this issue in the past and it has been stopped rather fast. It will rear it's ugly head every now and then with new members showing up almost hourly now. So it will be an ongoing issue we moderators will have ot address. It is members like yourself bringing it to our attention and then we moderators can address the issue.

OK I might get blasted for this but come on people. If you have an infection then the port HAS to come out and the wound needs to heal before a new port can be replaced. If you have any infection brewing it has the potential to lead to erosion. I SHOULD KNOW!! LISA (DELARLA) SHOULD KNOW!! Please don't take it lying down. DON'T wait almost a month to get something done. My surgeon had me in surgery within a week of finding out my issues. He had me in surgery to remove the band within HOURS of finding out my erosion. Any infection need to be treated pronto. Any port infection needs to have the port removed (most likely that is the source of the infection) and have the surrounding tissue healed prior to any further surgery. Yes that most likely means an open wound that you will need to pack but that is the only way it will heal. Sepsis can set in fast and there are new critters mutating every day that become immune to all our great antibiotics. So don't treat an infection lightly. If you are not getting answers from your doc that you like ask him to explain why he is waiting. Why isn't taking the port or band out and letting your area heal first before putting a new port or band back into an infected area worth exploring? What are the chances that this port or band would become infected too? What are the chances this might lead to an erosion? Get him to explain his answer in detail. If not then why not? Please be informed. I don't want any of you to lose your bands or ports. PLEASE ask the hard questions.

Thanks Sue for starting this thread. Vines you are so insightful it is scary. LOL!! When I was banded I was like a kid again. I had all these new places I could visit. My life had a new meaning. It was endless and I woke up every day wondering what adventures lie ahead for me. After the band loss, I didnt' know what to expect. I was lost. I didn't know what to do. So I ate. I ate I ate I ate. Which was my old mantra preband. When I am nervous I eat. When I am happy I eat. When I am upset I eat. When I am bored I eat. When I go into my kitchen and am just looking for something I don't know what I am trying to find something to eat. But if I really analyze this and think about it I will see that what I am looking for is my grandmother. She was my comfort and support and helped me make my life interesting. So I have to find my own way now. She has been gone for over 10 years now. So why can't I just get past this need to "FIND" her? SIGH!! I eat to find my grandmother. Now that is one for the books. LOL!!!

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As per guidelines set up when we all joined this forum, there is to be NO advertisement or solicitation of any specific Doctor, Clinic, hospital, center, etc. Please refrain from the kinds of posts listed here on this thread from occurring again. This is a support forum not a place to increase patient population for a specific Doctor, Clinic, Hospital, Center, etc.

As per guidelines set up when we all joined this forum, there is to be NO advertisement or solicitation of any specific Doctor, Clinic, hospital, center, etc. Please refrain from the kinds of posts listed here on this thread from occurring again. This is a support forum not a place to increase patient population for a specific Doctor, Clinic, Hospital, Center, etc.

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OK OK OK Janet I am here are you happy now. LOL!!!! Thanks I needed the poking with a stick. OUCH not so hard next time. Today's plan accomplishment: I will follow my Nutrisystem meal plans. (OK, back to the plan well for Breakfast and lunch anyway, Just can't seem to get supper on plan. :help: ) I will exercise for a minimum of 20 min a day 4 days a week. (nope none today) I will lose at least 1 lb a week. (Nope no loss this week.) I will drink at least 64 ounces of Water a day. (Getting in the water is getting harder and harder. I am working on it.) Positive reinforcement mantras: I will continue to eat healthy and hope to lose weight. I will continue to exercise and hope to lose weight. I will continue to be proud of myself with all the accomplishments to date.

Not doing any shopping cause I am leaving on Friday. I am taking an apple ot eat on the plane and bringing my water so if I am in the window seat I feel sorry for the other two people. Hey might just switch my seat to an aisle. That will work. I ate Nutrisystem meals all day till supper. That is my worst time to stay on track. I don't know something just goes haywire and shorts out at supper. I can't seem to grasp that I need to eat Nutrisystem meals instead of chinese, or pizza or subway or whatever. LOL!! Just doesn't compute. I need a new hard drive. LOL!! Mine just burned out. LOL!!!! I wanna program it for only healthy foods and exercise. My cold is finally subsiding. I have coughing fits right at bedtime then none for most of the day. My nose is finally clear. So I can breath now. Watch I am gonna fly on Friday. I will have a relapse from all that stale air. SIGH!! That would just be my luck. LOL!!!

I am so proud of everyone that has lost. I just wish I was one of you guys. I am gaining faster than two rabbits can well you get the picture. I am now at 257 lbs. :faint: :think :help:

OK can you all just shoot me now? I am so upset. I am not losing. I am not maintaining. I AM GAINING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course it would help if I was actually eating the Nutrisystem meals. LOL!!!! Oh an I leave Friday for 10 days. So once again I am gonna be away from home. SIGH!! Just shoot me now.

Ok I am not from NC but I made this a sticky for you guys. ENJOY!!

I know I have said this before but I am going to keep saying it till there is no longer a reason for it to come out of my mouth. THIS SUCKS!!! I am sure like Lisa we all have our head demons. I have been fighting one myself for the last three weeks. And according to the scales it seems to be winning. So Lisa I feel your pain as far as eating all the wrong foods. I think I need to be locked away for two or three months on a fat farm to starve me so I can lose at least SOME weight. All I am managing to do these days is GAIN. I am so disgusted right now and I feel the depression sneaking it's head back into the door. SIGH!!

I am all suited up and ready for this Spring Bootcamp. I am so in trouble already. I snuck in some contraband but immediately pitched it. YEah for me!!!!

My sweetie and I have purchased small business insurance and I can tell you it does work. Although they did not cover the initial surgery they did cover all but $900 of the removal. I have PacifiCare PPO. Of course now I have heard that United Healthcare is taking over the PacifiCare people. So who knows what my plan will be then. But for now it is working for me.

Ok I had to give the Bunny it's own post. She is just too cute.

OH my GAWD!! Kim2bhealthy was my secret bunny. And just let me tell you she sent me the cutest ceramic bunny with ears that can be adjusted. It is so cute. I embarrassed my son by holding it up and saying "isn't this just the cutest thing ever?" He went "yeah right mom and how much cold medicine have you had today?" LOL!!! Anyway here is a pic of the items she sent. Ceramic Bunny, A flower sachet to put in my closet to make it smell nice, a bag of Shey cocoa butter heart shaped thingys with it's own storage case, and a round bath ball that smells like Earl Grey Tea. YUM YUM!!! The heart shaped thingsy melt in your hand so you can make them all soft and supple. Then you store the left over heart for use later. Isn't that too cool?

Yeah guilty here as well. Just trying to focus all my energy on getting well. Did I say energy? What energy? I have NONE!! LOL!! I will try to check in more often. That should be another committment. LOl!!!

I have been asked to close this thread. I will do so and also provide the link to the new thread for Boot Camp. Use this link to visit the new bootcamp. Spring Bootcamp 2006

Just from my own personal experience with Erosion I can't see how accessing the port would cause Erosion. If that is the case then why don't you erode when the doctor accesses it? Yes you can access your own port and I suppose if done improperly it could cause an infection which MIGHT lead to an erosion diagnosis. But it is more likely that something was going on early on in the process to begin with. As far as slippage goes, there are any number of causes for that as well. Anytime, a doc or their staff give absolute answers to any reason something happens it sends up red flags for me. In the medical field there are no absolutes. I was a Cancer RN for 8 years.

Yes, most docs won't even consider thinking about another type of surgery for 6 months. They want you to heal and adjust to life without the band before you begin to think about another surgery of any type. Some docs will take the band out and do a Duodenal Switch or even a bypass at the same time. It just depends on the band surgeon. Mine won't even discuss my options till the 6 months are up. That will be in June or July of this year.

An Apple a day keeps me regular. Celery is a good souce of fiber as well. If you can't eat the apple raw then you can stew it and eat it that way. You still get the same benefits.