BellaMosha

well this has happened to me twice, the first time it didnt hurt at all i felt little stings in my port area here and there, but never real pain, i just thought it was normal band stuff.then i went for my first fill and he couldnt fill me because the port was completely on the other side, so my doc said we have to fix this, at that moment he prepared the O.R. and "fixed" it, it took about an hour, he didnt put me to sleep he just put local anesthetic, it only hurt at times, what was more traumatizing was the sounds, and smells. He then proceeded to fill me, No Charge. i thought hmmm, maybe it was his fault, i thought to myself ok, everyone makes mistakes. next fill time comes around, and guess what its loose again, luckily this time the port was on the right side and he was able to fill me, but he told me that eventually we were going to have to open up again, i was devistated, how could this be! he tells me that its very rare, but it does happen. reasons: exsesive exercising, push ups, crunches, that sort of thing any strech on the stomach and sleeping face down. well i am a victim of all of the above! so yesterday i went for a fill again, he wasnt as lucky as last time, the port was completely flipped, so back to the O.R. i knew the procedure and i wasnt nervous, you gotta do what you gotta do, in an hour i was done, he said that he secured it like he's never done with any other patient, if it moves he said he would call himself a lowsy surgeon. I hope this will never happen again. he never charged me! hope this helps someone. banded 11-24-08 93 lbs. Gone forever! =) :thumbdown:

well i was banded nov 24th, and i have had this scratch anxiety on my legs! sCRATHING UNTIL I BLEED TOO. I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF I CHANGED DETERGENT OR USING SOMETHING DIFFRENT (SOAP, lOTION) IN MY ROUTINE. THEN I CAME ACROSS THIS POST, AND WAS LIKE OHHH MY GOSH! I DONT KNOW IT COULD BE RELATED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING ELSE!

you are so pretty! congrats:thumbup:

wow, this is wonderful. i am being banded by dr huacuz on monday, great detail in this post. thanks so much!

I will be banded, Monday November 24. So Many mixed emotions, i am ready for this!