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Hi. I rarely get my period but usually it's just pelvic pain (this is my 3rd period in the last 9 months). I have multi-ovarian cyst syndrome, and sometimes I get immense pain from them but not recently. My lap band surgery was 9 months ago and the only complication was some phenric nerve irritation - which causes shoulder pain now and again.

Right now my pelvic area hurts, not badly, but just a little. I'm having diahrea, I'm drinking lots of Water and liquids but am not peeing that much. But what worries me the most is that my upper stomach feels uncomfortable. This hasn't ever happened. It's not painful, per say, just uncomfortable. I haven't had pain there since a few days after my surgery.

My discomfort is located where the port or band is - dunno which, it's where I can feel the hard thing under the skin.

I just moved from CA to NJ. I don't have a bariatric surgeon here - instead I see a local weight loss doctor who knows how to fill it but is not a surgeon and has limited knowledge of the lap band.

Oh and I lost 8 lbs in one week from the 2nd to the 9th (got weighed in by my new doctor both times) I went from 230 to 222, which is very unusual for me. I only loose about 3 lbs a week at max, usually 1.5 lbs a week. This kinda worries me because I was eatting badly (Hurrican Sandy took my power, so was ordering take-out all week) and my only exercise was a 2.2 mile walk one day and some push-ups sparringly over the week.

My worry is that something's wrong with my lap band. And I moved across the country so my surgeon can't help me. I hope someone can put my worries to rest and say that it's normal for the lapband to feel uncomfortable during your period.

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You need to find an actual bariatric surgeon. Please don't take this offensively, I don't mean it to be, but you shouldn't be letting someone with "limited knowledge" of the Lap Band touch it to begin with. It's simply not worth the risks to your health and well being.

Find a real bariatric surgeon and get it checked out. It's always better safe than sorry.

Best wishes.

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Where are you in NJ?

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I agree, I need to find an experience surgeon. I just don't know the area that well and the only surgeons are all the way in Princeton. Seeing as I just need the occasional fill / tightening, I thought this doctor could do it. She hasn't done anything yet, though.

I'm in the Raritan area of NJ.

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I am in South Jersey but have heard good things about Dr. Michael Nusbaum in Morristown. There is also the Institute for Weight Loss in Perth Amboy. Lots of choices around Raritan.

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I actually know where Morristown is! Perth Amboy is where my other cousins live, and that area is a bit too far. I'm originally from Long Branch, NJ, and I moved to CA 4 years ago, but grew up in NJ. Love being back in NJ, regardless of the storm. Hope you faired well! :) I was without power for 2 weeks lol.

I'll call up that doctor tomorrow - it's Veterans Day and I have a whole day planned to stay with my veteran friends. Thank you!

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No problem. I actually grew up in Washington just north of Clinton. We were ok down here but my family up there didn't do so great. My sister just got here power back on Saturday!

Good luck with everything!

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Definitely call the nearest Lap Band surgeon. But see a doctor soon. 8 lbs is a lot to lose in one week!

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