Well, I went in for a CAT scan tonight to try to find out about this horrible pain I've been having in my port area. I'm one year banded and have lost 80 pounds. While I was in the dressing room, I put on that little hospital robe and for the first time in my adult life, IT WRAPPED ALL THE WAY AROUND MY BODY!!!

How ironic is that???

I just had to laugh, here I am exactly one year and one day post banding, and having major band pain and possible complications, but yet what an NSV!

LOL! At least at made me feel a tiny bit better!

GREAT NSV!!!!!!!!! so how did it go????

Sunta, the same thing happened to me yesterday when I went to the physio for back pain I have been putting off getting looked at. What a great feeling it was when it actuall fit!!!

Uhhh, I'm prolly gonna feel stupid... but what's an NSV?

NSV...non scale victory.

Way to go Sunta! Sometimes the smallest things can really make you feel great!! Hope everything turns out ok.

Hey Sunta - awesome nsv - please keep us posted on how you are doing - I'm about 15 months out and have started occassionally having some pain in the port - a few times it felt extra hard and seemed to be sticking out more - a few times it was kinda burning...thinking it is passing thing but of course wondering too - It's certainly not from my losing weight - ha whereas I see you've lost quite a bit (congrats) - maybe it is closer to the surface on you now? Who knows - just hoping all is ok with you.

Good for you. I can't wait to have the same NSV.

I am glad someone asked what NSV meant! I have lots to learn.

That is great, sometimes better than the scale itself, good for you.

Well, I went in for a CAT scan tonight to try to find out about this horrible pain I've been having in my port area. I'm one year banded and have lost 80 pounds. While I was in the dressing room, I put on that little hospital robe and for the first time in my adult life, IT WRAPPED ALL THE WAY AROUND MY BODY!!!

How ironic is that???

I just had to laugh, here I am exactly one year and one day post banding, and having major band pain and possible complications, but yet what an NSV!

LOL! At least at made me feel a tiny bit better!

Sunta, what's going on with your band? Is everything OK?

Sunta, what's going on with your band? Is everything OK?

Hi, thanks for asking. I'm still awaiting the results of my CAT scan. I believe it's either a hernia or some form of IBS, but that is just from my own research. My symptoms are a severe pain on the left side of my port. It's a pinching/spasming pain that feels like it's in the muscles and nerves. It comes and goes though and sometimes it doesn't hurt at all. It's more like an "attack" I'll get from time to time, but at those times it's very very bad. It could also be something with the port tubing, but again I'm waiting to hear from my doc. I'll post when I do find out what it is.

Hugs, Sunta!

Glad to hear you could find some light while waiting for the scan.

Let us know the results as soon as you find out.

Hope you get some pain relief soon.

Hi, thanks for asking. I'm still awaiting the results of my CAT scan. I believe it's either a hernia or some form of IBS, but that is just from my own research. My symptoms are a severe pain on the left side of my port. It's a pinching/spasming pain that feels like it's in the muscles and nerves. It comes and goes though and sometimes it doesn't hurt at all. It's more like an "attack" I'll get from time to time, but at those times it's very very bad. It could also be something with the port tubing, but again I'm waiting to hear from my doc. I'll post when I do find out what it is.

Well, if it's a hernia, that could be good news since hernias can be fixed, sometimes fairly easily. IBS can be a little trickier to treat, though. I was hoping you would have had your results by now. I'm sure you were, too. Keep us posted. We're all hoping for the best for you.

Could it be your gall bladder?

I have heard descriptions like yours from people who - after multiple mis-diagnoses - discovered they had gall stones.... those little things can be horrid!

Good Luck... let us know what your doc finds out.