Well, everyone, I'm scheduled for 7:30 AM tomorrow~wish me luck! :thumbup:

They don't know where the leak really is coming from, so if they can't just replace the port and tubing, I'll be getting a whole new Band, which is sad because my old Band did me so much good--never slipped and is like an old friend now!

I'm a little scared, but am praying it will just be the outpatient port/tubing deal.

Will write in again by the weekend--thanks to all my friends here on this Forum for all your support in the past 2 1/2 years ... :thumbup:

Best wishes for an easy solution. I will hope and pray that the problem is just the port and that they can leave your band alone!!!!

Mimi

best of luck to you!!:thumbup:

Mimilou and Futurbander:

I'm back to the Land of the Living!

Surgery was yesterday and I was so very fortunate--turns out the tubing was ripped where it goes into the port, so my surgeon just replaced the tubing and gave me a smaller port! Yesterday was a haze, since I slept a lot (and I forgot about the nausea!) but today I'm feeling terrific! (Not even taking pain meds--have decided to try to forego them as long as I can).

My port / abdominal area is very sore but my surgeon was able to put back 4cc and so I don't even have to wait for a fill--yippee! Will stay on 'mushies' for a few days just to build up.

Thanks for the kind words of support--that's why I LOVE this forum--and I recommend this site to every person who talks to me about banding!

PS So I'm in the Recovery Room and my nurse there takes a seat and quizzes me down for about 1/2 hour about the Band--she's going to start the process! I thought that was so funny!