fatty2hottie

It isn't illegal. The pregnancy hormone is not FDA approved for weight loss. That doesn't mean a doctor can't prescribe it for weight loss. I did HCG pre-band with the homeopathic drops and lost 33 pounds in 40 days. I imagine HCG would be easier post band considering how small the pouch is. It would hold the recommended portion size and make you feel full. I haven't tried it post band. Still trying to figure my band out.

You haven't even been banded a month and you are getting stuck? Have you had a fill?

It really is incredibly minor. My port flipped the first month too. I was a little sore after the procedure to flip it back and suture it in place, but nothing like after the actual band surgery. I went back to normal life immediately. I didn't even need pain pills. My port is now sewn into my muscle fascia. Ports flip for all sorts of reasons, but one is bending excessively within the first couple weeks and lifting weights within the first month. You are supposed to take it easy in those first weeks in order for you to develop scar tissue to hold the port in place. Well it's kinda hard to do that in general. Ask and see if they will give you a fill during the procedure. I got my first fill at that time.

My surgeon suggested that we don't get pregnant within the first 18 months. It really depends on how much weight you have to lose. Plateaus can happen at any time so that isn't a good reason to try and get pregnant. It takes a while to find the green zone with fills so you can plateau along the way.

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You could have pulled a muscle. Or it could be liver or gall bladder related.

My port flipped within the first 4 weeks after surgery. I didn't know it flipped until I went in for my first fill and they couldn't do it. My port was held in with surgical mesh. I had to have a procedure to correct the port flip and they took the mesh out and sewed my port into the muscle fascia. I went in for a fill about 1.5 weeks ago and had no issues. I have the regular lap band.

That's crazy! I didn't have to pay for my port revision, the office did it for free. It seems like something is going on. Are they not securing it well enough to begin with? Ask the office if this is a common thing for their doctor. Your port shouldn't be doing that.

4/22: 353.2

The mesh holding the port in place came loose. If you are throwing up, it's not your port...It's your band. Call your doctor ASAP

If the pain is on the left side, then go to the doctor. It could be a problem with the actual band.

Where is your port? What side of your rib cage?

Is the pain near your port?

4/16/2014: 353.6

4/9/2014: 359.8