Is there anyone out there who had to get their entire system removed due to port and tubing infection? I am pretty sure I had staph.

I had mine removed on the 4th due to port infection that was thought to be coming from an infected band due to previous port removal. I am still trying to come to grips with the lose of this weigh lose tool that I needed to win this battle. What happened with yours.

Mine is an interesting story, I saw my surgeon on Fri. Aug. 20th and he told me that I did not have any erosion and that my intitial port infection came from an improperly prepared fill site that happened in March from the radiologist.

In any event, the port came out Aug. 4th, and I had fevers for 12 days while being on Augmentin.. The surgeon pushed the tubing back and was hoping that it would clear up enough to have a new port put in a couple of months from now, however, they needed to switch me to Levaquin which I have been on and the infection was not staph, but a skin bacteria that invaded my system during the March fill. IN any event, a CT scan revealed that the infection traveled up the tubing and around the band, and instead of me waiting for this to POSSIBLY clear up on the leveaquin, I am getting the band out Aug. 26th (This Thursday)

Like you, I have been relying on this tool to help keep me in check, and the surgeon told me that I can get another band in a few months (I am debating if I will based on how well I manage my weight). The only drawback is the fear of this happening again, although I will NEVER go back to the radiologist my surgeon uses for fills. He is a DISASTER!

Keep me posted how you are doing as well.

Mary