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josephine

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josephine    1

josephine
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This is strange everyone and I wish my doctor can be at his office when I need him. I am one who NEVER has problems with the band, the port, or anything else. I did have my port removed to have a low profile one put in awhile back but no problems there. The low profile port even sticks out also on me but that is okay because I am healthy.

I had a Tummy Tuck in May of 07 and that doctor didn't know too much about the lapband but he did say he needed to move my port because it was in the way where he had to create my new belly button or something to that affect. I am a trooper to all surgeries and recovered with flying colors on that as well.

Above my port I feel a line going straight up and down and sometimes it hurts. Lately it has been hurting on a daily basis and I can swear it is the TUBING. I can't even imagine it is muscle growth. I love to exercise now and I love to lift weights.

I tried to get my regular doctor to have an xray done but he says, I wouldn't know what to look for. So basically he won't help me.

I want to just go into my doctors office on Monday if anyone would let me know if that Floura (xray machine) would help to see what is protruding from my abdomen. I have never had a fill so I don't know if that machine that they have will help them determine what is the problem. Do you think this is something that will help me? The nurse can't even help me. She doesn't know what to tell me as I am the one who always has weird problems but only two problems since Nov. 05 I would say I am not a problem child.

Has anyone ever experienced this? Maybe, even though you are not doctors can possibly say hey, I know of someone who has had similar issues.

Thanks Again,

Josephine

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Sue Magoo    71

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Josephine:

Have you thought to ask the Plastic surgeon where he placed the tubing? Someone once told me that any time you have surgery you should get a copy of the surgeon's written report of the surgery and keep it in your personal files.

I just had an xray the other day and I saw where my tubing is.

Try to get in to see your lap band doctor. I hope you feel better soon.

Sue

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KarenG.    0

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This is strange everyone and I wish my doctor can be at his office when I need him. I am one who NEVER has problems with the band, the port, or anything else. I did have my port removed to have a low profile one put in awhile back but no problems there. The low profile port even sticks out also on me but that is okay because I am healthy.

I had a Tummy Tuck in May of 07 and that doctor didn't know too much about the lapband but he did say he needed to move my port because it was in the way where he had to create my new belly button or something to that affect. I am a trooper to all surgeries and recovered with flying colors on that as well.

Above my port I feel a line going straight up and down and sometimes it hurts. Lately it has been hurting on a daily basis and I can swear it is the TUBING. I can't even imagine it is muscle growth. I love to exercise now and I love to lift weights.

I tried to get my regular doctor to have an xray done but he says, I wouldn't know what to look for. So basically he won't help me.

I want to just go into my doctors office on Monday if anyone would let me know if that Floura (xray machine) would help to see what is protruding from my abdomen. I have never had a fill so I don't know if that machine that they have will help them determine what is the problem. Do you think this is something that will help me? The nurse can't even help me. She doesn't know what to tell me as I am the one who always has weird problems but only two problems since Nov. 05 I would say I am not a problem child.

Has anyone ever experienced this? Maybe, even though you are not doctors can possibly say hey, I know of someone who has had similar issues.

Thanks Again,

Josephine

I was just looking to see if anyone had this issue. I think I feel my tubing too! Weird. Not comfortable either.

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josephine    1

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I saw my doctor on Weds, and he said that it was the connector to the port. He also said that because I am thin I have no choice. I just need to take it easy when I exercise my abdomen. Once he showed me the connector it looked like how it felt.Josephine

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KarenG.    0

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I just checked it and that is for sure what I am feeling. I am not that thin yet but I have very little (always have had little) abdominal fat - mine is all elsewhere. Thanks for the info.

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