so for awhile I have been noticing that I am losing restriction after xrays and trying to pull everything out of my band it was came to the conclusion that I either had a bad port or a hole in the tubing,as there was supposed to be 9 cc in my band and couldn't pull anything back so dr gave me a fill of 5 cc and had to pull out 2 cause I wasn't able to drink so I left with 3 cc in an 11 cc band the next month same thing should have had 3 cc in there and dr couldn't get anything out went in for surgery to see and low and behold there was a hole in the tubing, probably pierced from trying to find port Dr cut it pulled it up as there is excess and reattached it so now maybe I can get back on track, pay attention and don't let anyone tell you there is nothing wrong if you truly feel there is

You are so right: we shouldn't take no as an answer, though even the best docs may not be able to immediately figure out what's going on. I think patients need to be assertive in dealing with health care professionals. I'm glad you finally got your tubing problem fixed.

to to revise still having problems with this band, has the surgery to fix hole in tubing had a fill of 3 cc's that day went back this month and lo and behold had nothing in my band again, went for a port-o-gram and dye fill to check it and wouldnt you know it it is leaking again in same place, so its back again to have it fixed yet again

Oh wow. I am so sorry you have a leak AGAIN... in the SAME place. I would be so upset with my surgeon. I had a leak in my port, luckily when the port was replaced that fixed it.

I hope this fix will be the solution for you!

Yeah i was so not happy been almost a year and still only down 45 lbs, hopefully this one is the right one to fix it, cause i wont be going back for a fourth time, and if i do it will be coming out

I just found out that there is a hole in my tubing too. Do you mind me asking how much it cost this time? Was it the same cost as your surgery? And if your insurance covered it the first time did they cover it this time too?

Rather than just replacing the tubing, will insurance cover a total band replacement? Obviously, there is more to the defect that just the tube.

to to revise still having problems with this band, has the surgery to fix hole in tubing had a fill of 3 cc's that day went back this month and lo and behold had nothing in my band again, went for a port-o-gram and dye fill to check it and wouldnt you know it it is leaking again in same place, so its back again to have it fixed yet again

I would wonder if it was actually repaired!! How frustrating!

I had my band fitted 21/04.2006, in first 2 years I lost only 84lb, it was then discovered under barium xray, I had been fitted with a faulty band in Belgium! The catheter was leaking portside. I went back and had this fixed in July 2008 and have now stuck at 140lb, i want to be 126lb. (it was fixed free of charge, I just had £1200 out of pocket expenses to find!)

Dr reckons I have a tight band now, but I am amazed by how much I can eat!!