Delightful521

Thank you very much NC Granny. LIke I said, since this revision I've been on pins and needles about something else going wrong. I know the chances are slim but with me, who knows LOL.

Hello, I was wondering if anyone could answer my question. Is it normal to have a bit of port discomfort? I bent over the wrong way putting my socks on friday and have been slightly tender at my port site. I had to have my port fixed in April so Im a little nervous it will happen again. Is this something i need to be worried about. i don't know how sensitive this thing is and need to know how careful I have to be. Thanks!

You and I are a lot alike. Like you, after the revision I began to doubt my decision to have the surgery. While I was on the way to get my third fill today I told my mother that I wish I'd never done it. After I left today I did feel a lot better; the doctor was very reassuring so I've relaxed...a little. Unfortunately with my job I have to do a lot of lifting and stooping during the day ( I work with kids) but I have been trying to watch how I lift and how much I bend over. I just came back from my third fill and I lost another few pounds, so now I've lost 42lbs total (happy dance). Turns out I had another seroma which they drained after they did my fill. They drained so much fluid he said it would fill half a coke can (yuck!). My fill was super easy and I was in and out in no time.

Krzy4vt, thank you so much for your response. I feel a lot better! I did notice that it seems that this time around it is taking me a little longer to heal; I also have a physical job which may also be slowing down my healing time (lots of lifting and bending). After your revision did your doctor or PA advise you about anything that you need to avoid as not to disturb the port and or cause another issue with your tubing. My doctor told me that it is a rare complication that he does not see too often and said that I shouldn't have anything else to worry about (but I'm a worry wort lol). Congradulations on your weight loss. I was banded 3/13/13 and the last time I weighed I was down 37lbs.

Hello all, a few weeks ago I had to go in for a second surgery because I had "kink tubing". A week following the surgery I went in for my follow up; there I learned I also had a seroma and my port had dislocated *yikes*. My surgeon moved my port to a new location on my stomach and told me I shouldn't have any other issues. Dealing with this complication has me somewhat concerned. I am wondering if anyone else has had complications with their ports or if you have suffered from a seroma. If so, could you please tell me how you dealt with the complication and if the seroma came back. Right now I feel fine; just a little tender at my incision site. I am also concerned that my lifestyle will suffer becaues I will always be in fear of a port dislocation or something coming undone in my body.The past several nights I've been up in the middle of the night crying and worrying that something else will go wrong with my bad. Can any of you give me some tips as to what I should, or should not do in order to protect my port and band. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

They make a small incision where the port is and reposition it. He moved my port over and straightened out the kink. They also had to remove some healing Fluid which they believe caused the kink.

Im not sure,Ii didn't know i had a kink until I went in for my second fill. I had the kink corrected Tuesday and the doctor said I shouldn't have anymore issues.

Maddy, thank you so much for the encouragement. I've been on the phone with my girlfriend for the longest time venting. It's scary and discouraging but it is good to know that it can happen, be fixed, and that I can get back on track. Thank you for the encouragement.

I'm really glad I found this post. I went in today for my second fill and discovered that I also have a kink in my tubing. I am terrified and heart broken and completely broke down in the doctor's office. They are going in to repair my kink tomorrow. I'm nervous and scared that I will keep having complications.

They said its a rare complication but it can happen. I'm going to have the "kink" fixed tomorrow at 4. They kept saying that its a minor thing and I shouldnt have to worry about it again but its still worrisome and scary.

And I am so discouraged and heart broken. I went in today for my second fill only to discover that there is a kink in my tubing. she put the saline in but the kink would not allow her to pull the saline back out. Now I am miserable, scared, and discouraged. I am to go in and have the kink fixed tomorrow but I can't help but feel that I made the wrong decision having this surgery. I am terrified that this is only one complication that will lead to many more. I'm sad, scared, heart broken and I don't know what to do! They say its nothing serious and that after it is fixed I shouldnt have any other problems, but at this moment I don't know how to feel.

Hi Blessed, I'm in North Texas, close to Arlington. You?

OMG I looooooooooooove General Hospital, I've watched it all my life. I record it during the week then watch the whole week on Sunday afternoons. I also like watching The Walking Dead Lost Girl (on scifi) Golden Girls Rosanne The Cosby Show

I live in the DFW area too. I think it would be kinda neat if this turned out to be a DFW Band dating thread lol .