I was originally lap banded on Aug 6, 2003 and lost around 90 lbs. Last August, 2009, I had to have my port replaced due to a leak. a seroma developed, but it receeded and all went well.

I had one fill in November, then January '10, and finally late march '10. The radiologist who did the fill had to jab me at least 3 times before he accessed the port. Within one week's time I had to revisit him 3 times because he did not get enough liquid in the port for suffient restriction, BUT I AM SURE that his "jabbing" sessions introduced some sort of infection that caused my port to get infected, leak, and finally be taken out this past August 4, 2010 leaving me with a 3 inch hole that has to get packed by a nurse everyday.

Can a port get infected by someone who does not do a fill correctly? :eek:

I had lots of left shoulder pain and side/chest pain especially after surgery due to the gas used in surgery. However, over the last 7 years I did experience left shoulder pains very frequently (especially if I did eat too much) and pains by my port site if I also overate. If you have concerns, make sure you talk to you surgeon! Good luck, I was very happy overall with my band and I am sad to see it go.