sunkissed619

Hi All, I was banded on Sept 21st so am two weeks and 2 days out. I have two questions about the port.....I have had today for the second time aprox 5 days of feeling really great having no pain at the port site then waking up and feeling really sore again after little to no change in activity. Did this happen to anyone else? Also, when I'm feeling around on my stomach there are two seperate loc aprox 2-3 inches apart that have a tough non natural feeling under the skin. I'm assuming one is my port but can't figure out what the second bump is unless it was the grid my port is supposed to be attached to and my port has broke free from it. I have my first follow up this week so I'll know soon. Thanks in advance for any responses. I love this site! Elizabeth

I can't believe it....Seminar Aug 1st, Psych Eval Aug 13th, Dr/Nutirionist Aug 14th, Approved Aug 24th, Pres Surgury Appt Sept 10th and Surgery Scheduled for Sept 21st. My only advise would be to be very organized....ask for names of pyschologists/nutritionists and make appts yourself, get dates for paperwork submission, then followup with those offices to make sure their deadlines are kept. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Oh, I self pay for individual insurance so my copay will be my max annual out of pocket of $4k, I have a health flex spending plan through my job so my portion will be $800.00 plus the $250.00 for psych eval and $140.00 for the nutritionist visit. My BMI is 40 w/no co-morbidities.