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Hey everyone so I got the lap band on Feb 10th 2010 and I only had 1 successful fill. So far I went from 261 pounds to 208. I been feeling really frustrated because I was told about 6 months ago that my port had flipped over and I'm finally going to have a revision. I really didn't think this would happen to me and I don't want to go under the knife again. My surgeon said that I have to go under all the way is that true??

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Most surgeons do put you under. It isn't a long procedure and is an in and out kinda of thing. I had one done back in Dec. and other than being a little sore in that area (not even enough to take pain meds) it wasn't a big deal for me. Hope it is that way for you too.

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I assume you do a liquid diet? If so 2 days like after a fill or longer?

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I have been through 2 port revisions and neither was that bad. I didn't even need a tylenol afterwards and went back to work the next day. I didn't have to go back to a liquid diet or anything just the normal "nothing to eat or drink after midnight" routine that you get with all surgeries. The worst part was trying to get an I.V. inserted because I was a little dehydrated but after that it was a piece of cake! I hope things go smoothly for you, best of luck!

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I did not have a flipped port, but mine is leaking. My replacement is scheduled for the 18th. Right now, I am being told that they will do a local to the area and I will not need to go fully under anesthesia. However, there is always a possibility for when they go in for the surgery. Good luck!

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My doctor truly has no idea what caused either of my cases. Two days after surgery I had a very violent coughing attack and I felt a horrible burning pain in the area of my port. I called the dr's office right away but the nurse told me that while it was possible to rip out my stitches by coughing it was highly improbable. I am thinking that is what happened on my first go around since we discovered my port had flipped at the 6 wk appointment for my first adjustment. Not quite sure about how it happened the second time. Currently my port flops around at will, but since it is still accessable and I can get adjustments the dr and I are not going to worry about it just yet.

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My doctor truly has no idea what caused either of my cases. Two days after surgery I had a very violent coughing attack and I felt a horrible burning pain in the area of my port. I called the dr's office right away but the nurse told me that while it was possible to rip out my stitches by coughing it was highly improbable. I am thinking that is what happened on my first go around since we discovered my port had flipped at the 6 wk appointment for my first adjustment. Not quite sure about how it happened the second time. Currently my port flops around at will, but since it is still accessable and I can get adjustments the dr and I are not going to worry about it just yet.

Did you do liquids after the surgery?

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Yes I did liquids after both port revisions but just on the day of surgery after I came home. I was able to go back to my normal diet afterwards.

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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