Leak???

[pjenkinson1970 20]

I went to my dr. apointment today to get my 3rd fill, when the dr. removed the Fluid in my band he said he could only get 2cc's out and that I shoiuld have 5cc's in my band. I freaked out completely and asked him if I have a leak? He said not to jump to conclusions to come back in 2 weeks and I will do your next fill with fluro and we will see what you have in there then and go from there. He said you may come back then and we might get more than that out. So I guess my question is has anybody else expeiranced this? I am a wreck thinking I'm going to have to go through revision surgery again.

[CHEZNOEL 4,061]

Yep.... it happens.

[PattyGirl66 1,243]

I went to my dr. apointment today to get my 3rd fill, when the dr. removed the Fluid in my band he said he could only get 2cc's out and that I shoiuld have 5cc's in my band. I freaked out completely and asked him if I have a leak? He said not to jump to conclusions to come back in 2 weeks and I will do your next fill with fluro and we will see what you have in there then and go from there. He said you may come back then and we might get more than that out. So I guess my question is has anybody else expeiranced this? I am a wreck thinking I'm going to have to go through revision surgery again.

I have read that it does happen. You can only hope for the best that this is not the case - Sending good karma your way!

Keep in touch and let us know (hugs)

[mcgeedh 6]

I found out I was unexpectedly pregnant and went in for an unfill. They couldn't get any Fluid out and couldn't diagnose until after my baby was born and I recovered from a c-section. 9 plus months later, by X-ray, they discovered my tubing had disconnected from the port. I just got it fixed in October and am back on the 'band wagon'. Phew!!!

[seeme1954 32]

Do you have to have a c section if your bandef

[mcgeedh 6]

No, a c-section is not required after banding. I had had two previous children that were c-sections BEFORE I was banded. My girls are 10 and 11, needless to say, our 7 month old baby boy that came 2 years after I was banded was quite the surprise! (but a blessing for sure)

[seeme1954 32]

How nice!

[Bruinfan 2]

I went to my dr. apointment today to get my 3rd fill, when the dr. removed the Fluid in my band he said he could only get 2cc's out and that I shoiuld have 5cc's in my band. I freaked out completely and asked him if I have a leak? He said not to jump to conclusions to come back in 2 weeks and I will do your next fill with fluro and we will see what you have in there then and go from there. He said you may come back then and we might get more than that out. So I guess my question is has anybody else expeiranced this? I am a wreck thinking I'm going to have to go through revision surgery again.

Yes I just went through this exact same scenario... I was doing incredible losing a ton of weight and feeling good then after a month or so without even realizing it I started eating more and taking large bites with no issues. I went in for a fill to have the band tightened since over time it does tend to loosen. We'll have a week or so there was no increase in restriction. I went back in for another fill and still nothing. The doctor finally tried to take some Fluid out to see and Whamo, he only drew 2cc's when there should have been 6.. This was a HUGE blow to his ego since no patient in this office has experienced this.. He still didn't believe it was a leak and did another fill. 4 weeks later I went back and sure enough 2cc's no increase in fluid.. It took me months to get in for a flouro which I was not happy about and sure enough there's the leak. It took another 6 months to get approved and in for surgery to fix the leak. He ended up replacing the port also while I was under.. Now I'm on my 2nd fill and possibly too tight..

The entire process took a year and I gained 35 of the 50lbs I had lost.. My advice is DO NOT WAIT!!! Insist that the doctor move forward and fix the leak ASAP... sorry for the rambling.. If you need any more info feel free to send me a message.