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My pain was not located specifically at the port necessarily. My erosion wasn't at the port either. Mine was my actual band that had eroded my stomach. This caused a major infection. The pain was the infection. To be honest I couldn't really distinguish other than to say it hurt very much in my abdomen and it came in fast. I ended up having my band removed via an emergency surgery the day after I went to the ER.

Just FYI in case it's useful, I was banded in Sept 2010. My start weight was 330. Lost 130lbs in approx 10 months. I remained stable until erosion (Sept 2012) and for another three years after that.

Following a significant life change I've regained around 60lbs in the last 12-16 months. I'm currently at day 5 of my pre-op for a VSG I'm having on Aug 25. Everyone's experience is different but for me the band worked very well. Without it I succeeded for a while but eventually had issues keeping things in line. I'm confident the sleeve will help me succeed once again. I hope this contextual information can be helpful. Any questions or anything just let me know.

All the best

AS

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No. I started hurting around my stomach when the doctor started the fill. The pain is still there.

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I'm going today. Thanks

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Go to doc ASAP IMHO. Maybe nothing but I had pain develop with mine and it ended up being an erosion with a dangerous internal infection...

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I have had the band for 9 years. Fell off the wagon years ago. Trying to get back on track and had a band fill at the end of July. Hurt like the dickens. Still hurting. Is this normal. It has never hurt when getting a fill.

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