7 years and 90lbs lost, yet facing removal of system

[thepoodleluver 0]

Well folks,

I have had my lap band for 7 years and had to have my port removed last week (aug 4th'10) due to an infection. I had a been running a fever each day (anywhere from 99.0-101.6) since then and took a CT Scan yesterday and blood work. The scan revealed that there is infection around my band and my tubing so I am pretty sure that the doctor will remove it all, even though I am on Levaquin 500mg each day (prior to this I was on augmentin).

Has there every been an instance out there in band land where infected tubing and bands clear up on anitbiotics? I really would appreciated input..

Mary

[jensmallwood 0]

Mary- I wish I knew the answer to your question-- but I want to bring up something that you brought up in another post about the technician re-sticking you over and over to find the port (what probably caused the infection.) I hope people read this (or that other thread) because I sometimes read about people on this site who need to be stuck more than once to find the port, and I hope that they are INSISTING on a new, sterile needle for each stick (along with all the cleaning of skin that goes along with it.) Without your post I never would have thought twice about a doctor/nurse sticking me twice with the same needle.

I also hope that you have let your surgeon know what happened that day and that the Lap Band site says specifically that new sticks should be done with a clean, sterile needle. They need to fix that problem so it does not re-occur with someone else.

I'm so sorry that you're going through this!!

[Mimilou2004 13]

Mary, this really sucks. I hope everything works out OK.

Best wishes,

Mimi

[thepoodleluver 0]

Thanks Mimi,

I don't know what is going to happen.