Hello, I came on here last week due to was eating like crazy, and I felt something was wrong with my band, well I went in for a fill and the nurse says Mrs, Jordan you should have good restriction you have 9.2 in your 10cc band so I asked her why am so hungry all the time, so she said let us measure the fluid in your band, well to my surprise when she took all the fluid out of my band there was only 4. in the band, im like where in the world did the other 5cc go she said maybe some one miscalculated im like no because I write down the cc's every time I come in, im like so frustrated because now im feeling I have a leak in my band, they want me back in 2 days to measure it again, just really frustrated wright about now I pray everything is ok

I'm sorry to hear that and I hope everything turns out okay.

Oh noooooo....

Scary that her first thought was miscalculation and was willing to bypass a leak.

Did you happen to notice the color of the Fluid, was it yellow or cloudy- a classic sign of a leak typically.

Hope it really was miscalculation or ?? I dunno..just not a leak

Me too Lady J. Keep us up to date on what they think might be the answer to the missing fluid.

thanks ladies, I watched her removed the fluids it was clear im really thinking that the first nurse I had when I first had the surgery didn't know what she was doing, because when she would do my fills I would have liquid running down my side and she would just blow it off like that's no big deal, so my doctor requested she never do my fills again, but honestly im thinking that may be the issue im praying, I have had some issues with these fills but I want let it get me down,

Hello, I came on here last week due to was eating like crazy, and I felt something was wrong with my band, well I went in for a fill and the nurse says Mrs, Jordan you should have good restriction you have 9.2 in your 10cc band so I asked her why am so hungry all the time, so she said let us measure the Fluid in your band, well to my surprise when she took all the fluid out of my band there was only 4. in the band, im like where in the world did the other 5cc go she said maybe some one miscalculated im like no because I write down the cc's every time I come in, im like so frustrated because now im feeling I have a leak in my band, they want me back in 2 days to measure it again, just really frustrated wright about now I pray everything is ok

I've heard about missing saline,I've had that happen to me also over the years and turns out, sometimes what people don't realize is that the port is suppose to "self close" after a fill, and "sometimes" you may get BAD FILL, where the port does not close properly and the saline will slowly leak out.

Also remember, and the nurse SHOULD be knowledgeable about the lap band to know it does not matter how much saline is in your band, but how you feel, the numbers don't matter whether you are in the green zone, it's ALWAYS how you feel.

If I were you, if this keeps happening, where you keep mysteriously losing saline, I would get a second opinion and find another surgeon's office that will fill the band properly.

Also, if the fluid comes back reddish or not a clear color that usually indicates a leak.

thanks for that information, I feel great and the fluids where clear but they just called me and said they want me in to do a fluid check, but thanks again

Sorry to hear you're having problems. My question is: Am I the only person who only sees their surgeon for all fills and doctor appointments? A few of my visits I had a full MD training to do WLS and he never did my fills, just watched and listened. Maybe ask for a doctor and not a nurse. Sorry nurses but you are not trained in every thing but you are usually better than doctors.

I always have the md do it, just feel better about it, and the staff is understanding.

Have only had a fill from the surgeon too! Bets wishes I hope that you find your green zone soon!

i am sorry you are going thru this i will pray things go well deb

9.2 cc's in a 10 cc band?

I'm going to guess with those numbers someone miscalculated...I know it's a 5cc difference, but still....

Have you ever had any restriction or feedback from your band?

thanks for that information, I feel great and the fluids where clear but they just called me and said they want me in to do a Fluid check, but thanks again

Love how they make you sound like a car....LOL

You are a good "make and model" so hopefully all will turn out okay without a problem!

Thinking of you...keep us posted!

its crazy to me because yes ive had restriction that's what got me puzzled, im just confused by the whole thing, when I first had the surgery I went in for my first fill the nurse had such a hard time finding my port, im starting to think she just injected the saline into me instead of my port, when she did it the first time the saline was running down my side and she was like oh that's no big deal that happens sometime, but after the 2nd time she did that I told my dr and he requested she never touch me again, but they are going to have me to drink some type of dye pack that will show under x-ray if there is actually a leak, but honestly I have felt good in my body I just think the nurse that did my first fill messed up because my first fill was suppose to be 4cc but im going to make sure they get to the bottom of this, thanks everyone for your concern..

I kinda felt like a piece of junk by the time I left the dr office,

The surgeon has always done my fills. However, when I went in to have all the saline removed so I could have my cancer surgery the next week, his nurse said, "Oh, there probably isn't anything in your band as they all leak!" But there was, as I saw all that he took out. I wish I had reported her, as I'd never had heard of a leak until she made that statement. Now that I am cancer-free I'm having fill put back the first week in October. It is hard to control eating without the assistance of my tool/lapband.