Hello All,

I was banded in 2002 by Dr. Yau and have had great success losing nearly 100 lbs and have been very happy with my band.

Occasionally, over the years, I have had abdominal bloating and servere pain. I asked Dr. Yau if these symptoms could be from the band and he dismissed my fears saying that the band could not be the cause of the issue. My family doctor was unable to diagnose the issue and issisted that I should have Dr. Yau check the band. Well it all came a head and I ended up in hospital with some sort of intestinal blockage. I underwent open abdominal surgery. The staff surgeon said it was the band but Dr. Yau doesn't buy it and has been adamant that the staff surgeon was mistaken. In any case, my family doc is getting all the surgical reports and investigating for me. But as you can see, I have reason to feel scared and lost. I've recovered from the open surgery and went in today to have my fill put back (Dr. Yau removed the fill while I recovered from surgery). I told the fill tech that I was experiencing pain in my port area, and asked if I should be concerned. She said I did not need to be concerned about the port. She gave me the fill and even mentioned that there was swelling around the port. Well, my port is now very painful and visibly swollen. It's the weekend, I'm worried and don't know what to do. I don't feel I can go to hospital as they are completely lost when it comes to the band. They didn't even know how to defill me when I went in and needed an NG tube. Has anyone else had a swollen, painful port area? I don't have a fever and generally feel fine physically otherwise. Any advice would be appreciated.

Flo from Toronto

that is very worrisome! is there another bariatric doc near you?

Could the tubing be wrapped around an intestine? this is puzzling. My port started hurting me, but I also started doing some strenuous exercise and abdominal work. Now I'm sore quite often. Have you started an exercise program?

any updates schnuggle?? how are you doing?