Hello All!

Today is my one year bandiversary! There's good news and bad news. I'll start with the bad news. I'm seeing my doctor today after an ER trip yesterday due to extreme pain in my port area. It's been growing increasingly worse since December and at times, I can't move or walk and just stand and sweat and shake with pain. I'm really hoping he will order a barium swallow, a CT scan, and an upper GI to start. I'll keep you posted on it.

The good news is I've lost 80 pounds! I am very happy about that, but I really wish this day would be a purely happy one and not marred by this pain I'm having.

Thanks for all of your support!

Hi Sunta! I'm so sorry about your pain. Your doing so well girl. And yes you are very blessed. 80 pounds girl!! This pain had you in the ER? Sometimes I have pain at my port site to. But not the pain that your having. Know that I have lost a lot I don't have that fat around that port and know I can feel the port better. You have to be very carefull .

Happy Bandiversary Sunta!

I hope they find your problem and that it is an easy fix...

hugs

Happy Bandiversay Sunta!!! That is great progress. Hope all comes back ok with your pain issue. Take care

Congratulations on your bandiversary, Sunta! Definitely let us know what's up with your port pain. Here's hoping it's nothing serious. At least now there's 80 lbs less of you to get in the way of treatment!

Hi Sunta, and happy anniversary!

I'm not going to guess about what you're feeling, but a firned of mine who is banded experienced increasing pain around her port - if I remember correctly. From mild annoyance to take your breath away attacks. In her case, her tubing had herniated and the surgeon just poked it back in place, added some reinforcing, and called it good.

did you do anything special to loose all that weight - meaning watching what you ate all the time or did the band itself do most of the work?

I need all the HELP I can get!!! I'm suppose to have my band done on March the 23th. Problem is I'm sooooooo close to backing out.. I will be paying for it myself and I am soo scared. I don't know if I can do all that there is to do...and I don't know if I can live like that for the rest of my life. I know that my health is at risk and I have to do something but, I just don't know. I am so new to all of this. Please Help!!

Congrats Sunta!! I hope you feel better soon. Keep us posted!

I don't know if I can live like that for the rest of my life.

All in all life isn't that different. And IMO, whatever differences are in place, are sooo worth it.

I don't know if I can do all that there is to do...and I don't know if I can live like that for the rest of my life.

Not to hijack Sunta's post, but being scared is normal. I know had I not taken this step and changed some things for the rest of my life - the rest of my life would not have lasted much longer due to health and obesity. Just food for thought, so to speak. Hang in there

congrats Sunta!!!!!

They will fix the the problem and you will be good to go.. (I'm SURE of it!)