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My port feels like it's in pieces!
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Hi all. I'm kinda worried. I was banded in 2008. I never had any problems and went from 191 pounds to 117 (currently back up to 155). A few days ago I started having pain in my left side. Today I started to feel around and I noticed my port wiggles like it's in at least 2 pieces. It always felt stable before. Also, there's a portion of my belly above the port that is hardened. It feels hard like equipment, but there shouldn't be anything there other than organs!
I have good insurance now- United Healthcare, but I was self pay at time of band. I can't afford to go to my surgeon to have him look at it, and I think an ER would give me Tylenol and tell me to see my lapband doc asap. What should I do??? My friends say, "This is important-you have to take care of it", but they don't understand the degree of "broke" I am. I don't even have enough money for my electric bill- there is no wiggle room here.
I guess I'm not only asking for advice but wanting to know if anybody has experience with your port not dislodging or turning but....exploding??
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