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Ok, I got my 4th fill and after that I PB'd ALOT and started having tummy pain. After 13 days or so of that I went and got a little unfill and made sure I hadn't slipped. I feel great now as far as eating is concerned, no PB's, etc. But, my port area is sore, like a pressure type pain. No redness or anything, but just dull pressure pain, especially after sitting for a while. Also, I noticed that I have a ton of scar tissue built up around my port, like 4 inches around my port, each way. Especially near my belly button there is a real hard nodule of tissue. Also, I had my belly button pierced 10+ years ago and I took it our because my body was trying to force out the ring, and all this scar tissue built up in my belly button. Well, as my port scar tissue has expanded over the last 5 months I guess it connected with that b/c now my belly button is all sore and the hole from my belly button ring is hurting. I go see the doc in 2 weeks and I will ask him, but I just thought I'd run it by ya'll. Does anyone else have ALOT of scar tissue and port pain? When will this scar tissue build up stop?

My doc fixed mine and voila - no more reflux, etc. But my guess is that yours will not bother you anymore after you lose weight.

you go girl! I would love to see some before and after pics of you! What an amazing feat!

I'm not slipped thank god. Now they just have to figure out why I'm hurting, burping, and PBing on everything even though the bariums swallows shows me being relatively oen.

I am 5 months out, $13K in the hole, and have only lost 30 lbs. I am glad to have lost that 30 lbs, but I am still so frustrated and started to feel like I wasted all that cash I spent on this surgery. I have been filled to the brim and maybe that's part of the problem. I got my 4th fill 1 1/2 weeks ago and have gained two lbs!!! The more I get filled, the more all I eat is carbohydrates b/c I can't eat anything without throwing it up, so I end up eating protein shakes, mashed potatoes, and ice cream. I feel like now that I have so many fills in my band, I'm eating worse than ever! I know I should be eating a salad and exersizing. but I pb on lettuce or chicken, or anything healthy, and I am too tired to exersize b/c all I have had to eat is CRAP! I know I need to march down to Dr. Maese and make him unfill me, but he will make me cry too. I need a band overhaul! Help me!

great advice la madam, thanks and crongrats on how well yuoure doing bandless!

I am going in on Monday for the same thing. After my 4th fill I have been real tight and PB'd ALOT - everyday, a lot. Now over the past 4 days I've been spitting up some, burping ALL THE TIME, and had some stomach pain. I pray to god it's just too tight and not slipped. I will pray for you too! Let me know tomorrow!

Dr barker did mine for 12,600 at Vista Hospital - if you go see him you must ask about Vista b/c he doesn't go there often but it's the cheapest place. www.drwbarker.com good luck

Ok, now I'm wondering if I slipped from all the PBing. Now my stomach hurts today. Maybe it's just my period. I managed to eat 1/2 can of noodle soup. But now my tummy hurts.

YEAH - at dinner I ate a few chips and queso and some rice and one bite of hubbys tamale! I think maybe I was just swollen - am still gonna get a lil unfill on Monday but am feeling better now thanks to dinner and all your nice responses! Love you guys!

YEAH - at dinner I ate a few chips and queso and some rice and one bite of hubbys tamale! I think maybe I was just swollen - am still gonna get a lil unfill on Monday but am feeling better now thanks to dinner and all your nice responses! Love you guys!

what is gstaritis?

I think its just post op swelling, the 1st 2-3 days out i just sipped water and took meds to knock me out. I dont think youve slipped. Just post op swelling! Hang in there, and walk around! it helps

like cramp and sometime dull ache

im also burping all the time - what is that about? i pray i just feel like crap b/c I got a fill 10 days ago and then got my period. going to have some fill taken out monday.

Well, I cant do anything today - Dr. Maese is not in today and his nurses won't even pick up to talk to me, and I can't talk to Dr. Barker until my appt with him on Thursday. I guess I will just drink liquids, and hope that the 50+ times I've thrown up in the last 10 days haven't hurt my band. Vines, I understand what you mean about the weight loss - I am happy about that loss. I just don't feel good about myself when I can't eat, I'm tired, my tummy hurts from throwing up, etc.

I love sweet potato but I can't eat snacks much less blueberries. Since I got fill #4 I have been able to eat only this: mashed poatoes, blended soup, ice cream, protein shakes, water, yogurt, and 1/2 the time I pb on this stuff! I have PB'd on ice cream! I am making an appt with Dr. Barker today to discuss all of this. I think maybe I need an unfill and a nutritionist. I cannot stress to new or wanna be bandster how much you need a doc with follow up. My doc has no follow up - sent me to Dr. Maese who is the biggest jerk, and now I have the 2 of them telling me different things, and my body telling me completely another!

today: shake in the morning, 1 chicken tender and 1/2 cup mashed potatoes for lunch, 4-5 bites of hubbys nachos for dinner, and some ice cream - see, I could be losing faster if I wasn't eating CRAP! I'm proof that just because you don't eat much, you still need to eat healthy! I need to work on that!

well, looking again - mine looks like that at the top, but not like that below the band where your pic is all streaky. i dont know what that is.

your band looks the same as mine before i had a few fills and got some good restriction.

I think it has something to do with metabolism. Also, maybe you need fills. I'm losing slower than alot of people and I'm on my 4th fill now! Some people just need more fills. Also, my fill nurse today said sometimes people who need to break out of a routine get unfilled completely for 10 days and then start fills all over again - interesting theory - I have no idea if it works, but I'd try anything once.

I got a choice - picked the pedometer - it came about 3-4 weeks later.

I seem to have scar tissue built up around my port. It's not so much that you can see but it seems like alot when I poke around. I'd say my port and scar tissue all together is the size of 1/2 a golf ball. Does this seem normal?

Mine gets kinda tender if I eat too much (don't know what that's about?) And it gets tender randomly every now and then. No redness or anything though.

I gots to get me some of dem boots! Those boots were made for walking girl! Sexy!!!