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my port came lose

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mint2bskiny    4

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I had my surgery 2/24/11 and I have already been doing multiple things and have had no pain associated with any of them. I just got scared when they said sex can cause it to go lose. OH

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NoMoBand    278

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LovemySGT, Yes this happened to me and my doctor told me that I was her first patient this happened to and she was puzzled and couldn't give me a reason why this happened! The ports can flip which is something completely different and the docs deal with every so often, however, dislogding of the port is rare. My port was found in the lower port of my belly somewhere. My doc relocated my port over to my right side now and said that she's used mesh to attach it so that this will never occur again. Wow, I guess we are the lucky ones to expereince this. Was your port replaced at the same place or relocated. Mine was relocated to my right side and I do have problems with discomfort when I sleep on my left side. Jake

Re-edit and Correction to above: I just read that you were waiting for this to be fixed. My re-attach required a full surgery, requiring me to go under, however, this was because I also had the band tubing that has also popped out of a sermoa on one of my incisions. Mine was bit more complicated and took 2 hours to fix because the tubing had been exposed and had to be disinfected. I remember my doc saying that she could probably attach it with a local and not put me to sleep, however, because the tubing was exposed the tubing problem cause a full blown surgery. I think you should be ok and the proceedure should be simple. Hopefully. I will keep you in prayer. jake

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lovemysgt    4

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im haveing my floroscopy on the 16th of this month to find out whats going on witht he port. when i find out ill let you guys know

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lovemysgt    4

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I WENT IN AND HE STUCK ME 3 TIMES HE SAID MY PORT MOVED HE BENT 3 NEEDLES. FINALLY HE GOT IT IN AND SENT ME ON THE WAY I THOUGHT HE WOULD FIX IT CAUSE IT MOVED. NOW THEY SAY 2 DAYS OF liquids THEN ONE DAY OF MUSHIES. DO YOUR DOCTORS DO THAT TO AFTER A FILL? OR IS YOUR DOCTOR DIFFERNT?

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stevenjoec    0

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Just curious....where are your ports located? I know most doctors I think put them in the abdomen somewhere. My doctor prefers to put them in the left side of your chest, just below your shoulder. Mine is about halfway between my shoulder and my nipple. Just curious if this made a difference on what some of you are seeing. I just got my band yesterday so I'm new to all of this. I feel better asking lots of questions now so hopefully I won't endure some of the same things. lol. Thanks!

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ElfiePoo    109

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My port flipped too...I'm waiting for pre approval AGAIN so my doc can fix it and give me my first fill...Bandster hell...I'm in it!

Hmmm...that's odd. Usually, only elective surgeries need preapproval. A complication or a problem isn't 'elective' and shouldn't require pre-approval. It's not like they're going to be able to refuse to fix the problem, no?

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lovemysgt    4

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MINE IS NEAR MY BELLY BUTTON

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azbtrfly    2

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Yes that sounds normal after a fill, some say liquids for a week after

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azbtrfly    2

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Yes that sounds normal after a fill, some say liquids for a week after

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    • Alisa_S

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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. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      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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      1. summerseeker

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        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.

    • CaseyP1011

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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