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Sounds as though you have probably pulled the muscle that the port is attached to.

There are quite a few of us Aussies here. I'm in country Vic, outside of Ballarat. Feel free to pm me with any questions etc.

I got given a whole book on the band, guidelines for eating pre and postop etc. That sounds like as much if not more info than a lot of the US Dr's give. I think in general a lot of the Dr's don't have the time or the inclination to give more than the basics. That is why sites such as these are so valuable. Actual experience is far better than theory . Who except for someone that has a band can tell you what it is like to live with, how it feels, what it feels like when you are stuck etc.

Normally after a fill you are advised to go back to liquids for 24 hours. The oatmeal may have just been too much too soon.

The port is attached to a muscle so it is possible that the muscle underneath is a little tender. Also if you have over exerted yourself or moved strangely you can pull it and cause it to hurt. The best thing to do though is phone your Dr. Just to make sure that what you are experiencing is normal.

I don't think a list such as this exists but it would be nice if it did.

This is not the first thread that this has happened on. For some reason some people read responses and take them completely the wrong way. Some people seem to forget that on the internet you cannot see the body language or the tone behind a post and something that has been said with the best intentions is taken completely the wrong way. I think we all need to remember that when we post things on a public forum we will get some responses we like and some we don't. We just all need to lighten up and not take things personally. Going through this process is hard and some of the things that we have to do to get there can make us feel extra edgy. We are cutting backs on a lot of the crutches that we depend on. E.g food, sugar,carbs,alcohol,tobacco etc. All of those things can combine to make a person more on edge than they are normally. Just remember we are all working towards the same goal , some of us are there already, some of us are on our way but wherever we are in the process we are here to cheer you on and to help and guide you when things get tough.

I have a major candy problem too. I am trying to get it back under control but at the moment it is definitely winning.

A lot of the "restrictions" that you have with the band you have with the sleeve too. If you read the posts on the sleeve board you will find that sleevers also bring food back up, can't guzzle etc. And of course they also have to make wise choices if they want to achieve success.

Try sucking crushed ice, it helps to reduce swelling and if there is something still there it may help to move it.

Yes mine is easy to feel. It is a solid , hard , area.

Even the carbonation is open to debate. Some Dr's allow it, others don't.

I thought that once you had chickenpox you were more likely to get shingles rather than get chickenpox again. Obviously I'm wrong. It must be horrible - I remember how annoying it was when I was a kid. Best wishes for a speedy recovery, and remember not to scratch!

Previously when you tried to diet and eat healthy foods you probably gave up because you got hungry. The difference with the lapband is that it helps to control your hunger so it is easier to stick to eating properly. Besides this is not a diet, it's a lifestyle change. With diets you go on them for a time, lose weight and then stop - - this is designed to be permanent. I have a question for you. How many of us do you think were successful at losing weight and keeping it off before we got the band? The correct answer is obviously zero. So do not think you are alone in not having been successful before.

Nice to meet you too.

All bands have a small amount of fill in at the time of banding. It is necessary to help fill the tubing connecting the band to the port. But it is only a small amount and does not fill the part of the band which is around the stomach so you will not feel any effect from it.

It's always best when you feel unwell after an op to get it checked out. Better to be safe than sorry.

I would also say that it sounds like a stomach bug.

Have you ever had to have blood taken before? Did that hurt? Was it unbearable? It's normal to be nervous. I think I was almost as nervous about going for my first fill as I was for the op. I imagined it as being a little bit like amnio(which I have never had). Everyone told me that it was fine but until you have been yourself you do not believe them. I find it best if I don't watch whilst the put the needle in. At the most , for me at least, it can be a little bit uncomfortable. You're female so chances are that you regularly put yourself through more pain in the interests of looking good. Eyebrows, bikini line, brazilian, leg wax etc

I think the surgeon is trying to scare you to make sure you stay on track (that's not a bad thing). They do not cut into your stomach when doing the lapband surgery so it is impossible for them to see what you have eaten. This is more likely to be something that could happen during sleeve surgery as then they actually do cut into the stomach.

I think it's pretty sad when smoking is one of the most enjoyable parts of a persons life. I can think of way more things to do that would be far more enjoyable but I suppose it is a case of each to their own.

Sorry to hear that you had a medical emergency, glad you are OK. My only real experience of vomiting since the band was after I imbibed too much wine. Woke up in the middle of the night feeling awful so tried to make myself vomit. Well no matter how hard I tried it would not work. Consequently I spent the rest of the night and the next morning feeling awful. I am lucky in that I seem to have a cast Iron constitution and I very rarely get bugs that would cause me to vomit. I haven't had one since being banded so I'm not sure what would happen in those circumstances. But these days when I get something stuck some of my PB's have been a lot more like vomiting than PBing, sometimes it is difficult to work out which it is. Things definitely come back with a lot more force than they did when I was initially banded . I think things change over time

I'm sure it won't be long

I was wondering what had happened to you and how you were going. Sorry to hear that you have gained 2 dress sizes, that would be so depressing. Unbelievable that you have a second leak, does Dr Nottle have any explanation as to how it could have happened?

A lot of the shops don't have smaller sizes and when I tried them on I thought they were OK. Smaller probably wouldn't do up around the middle - it's a problem when you have no butt and skinny legs but still have a stomach.