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Hello Everyone,

I was involved in a car accident on Tuesday. I was rear ended on Tuesday, my neck and head was hurting me. I had no signs of my band having troubles/issues until the next day. I was at workign and noticed I couldn't keep anything down... (water... solids) etc. I started to experience pains where my port is... So I drove myself to the hospital to see if I can have some liquid removed... My doctor.. (Dr. Soong... he is the best!) said he wanted to get an xray to see if the band is alright... well it wasnt.. My band had not only slipped but also moved.. By that time I was in soooooo much pain.. I can't even discribe the pain I was in... I had to have surgery the next day (yesterday) and have the band repositioned. After I came out of surgery I felt ten times better. So now I am basically starting all over.. Just liquids for 3 weeks.. etc... I am posting this because if anyone gets in an accident, please please please have them check you ASAP to avoid going through what I did..

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Lisa wow glad to hear you are on the mend. Thanks for posting as this is a good piece of info to have in case any of us ever need it.

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Sorry to hear about the accident, glad that you weren't seriously hurt. Also glad that your surgeon was on the ball and sorted the problem out really quickly.

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I'm happy to hear that you are alright. Thanks goodness for your doctor. Thanks for posting this thread. You never know when it will come in handy for someone.

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So glad you are ok!! Sorry you are starting over. this makes me rethink my trip next month! we are doing Disney with our whole family and I had all intentions of going on some fast rides! -my BIL has no one else to ride with him, so we mapped out all the rides in all the parks- Now I am thinking I should steer clear of them this trip..HMMM.. I will asking my dr. Tues..

Good luck and you will be right back to where you were in no time....(toasting you with a Protein shake)

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I'm so sorry to hear about your accident but thank you so much for letting us all know about it! I'll def keep that in mind if I ever get hurt

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So glad you are ok!! Sorry you are starting over. this makes me rethink my trip next month! we are doing Disney with our whole family and I had all intentions of going on some fast rides! -my BIL has no one else to ride with him, so we mapped out all the rides in all the parks- Now I am thinking I should steer clear of them this trip..HMMM.. I will asking my dr. Tues..

Good luck and you will be right back to where you were in no time....(toasting you with a Protein shake)

I went to the fair last night and rode all the rides. First I called my Doctor and asked if it was ok and he told me yes and to have a great time. I was Banded june 30th. I asked my Dr about the car accident as well, and he said was shocked to hear that. He said he has never had a pt's band slip from a car accidents or riding fair rides. That I should not worry about it and live my life. So after you get your Dr's OK (of course) I hope you have a great time and make the best of your trip with wonderful memories..:)

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Thank you everyone for the well wishes! Yeah it took me completley by surprise when my doctor said that the accident caused the slip. ( I think it actually took him by surprise as well, because he said he has never seen this actually happen.) I was in so so so so so SOOOO much pain. I don't want anyone to go through what I went through. I can't even discribe the pain because it was so unbareable. They kept on giving me Morphin which helped cause the pain to subside for maybe an hour but then after it hit my body I was just throwing up... Ahh I pray that no one ever has to go through what I had to.. NOT FUN....

So now I am starting over.. which I needed because I had just passed my year mark and my weightloss was going very slow.. so now I am going to do everything right and try and stay focused. lol

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I just want to be clear and let everyone know I was saying, if you are involved in an accident then its a good idea to get checked up, because you never know. When I was invovled in my car accident, I went to the hosptial and only had my neck and head checked out. It wasnt the next day that I started to experience the pain. I didn't put this post out there to scare anyone, only to inform everyone because I did not want anyone to go through what I had gone through. I trust what my doctor has said and believe his word.

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Oh my gosh Im glad youre OK but wow did you bump your stomach really hard? Its kinda scary cuz there are alot of things in life that we may hit our stomach doing. I dont want to have to tiptoe around in life

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Glad you are ok!!! I have a horse and ride regularly and occasionally I do fall off (gone 7 years w/o a fall and lately I have had 3 in one year). I specifically asked this question of the Dr because hey your falling on the ground from a height and this was my fear. She said to me often people who have accidents have asked this but its rare to have a problem - she said if you have a problem you will know it. Can I ask how quickly you acted once you felt you weren't keeping anything down? Is there anything we can learn from that - ie. if you have any impacts and ur not keeping anything down - don't wait go to ER immediately. Or your doctor. ????

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Wow, glad you're ok. I've wondered if an accident could cause damage...now I know...thanks for sharing. Hope you are doing ok.

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thank you! I started noticing the next morning that something wasnt right because it was painful to drink and eat. As the day progressed, it became more and more intense. i started to throw up everything. Around 5 pm i couldnt take the pain and went to the ER. so i would say a good 8 to 10 hours after the accident.

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Hi Bash!

Thank you for the get well wishes! I am feeling ten times better! Yeah i never really thought about how an accident could effect the band... But after all of this.. I zm def watching everything i do and being extra careful

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I was in a terrible car accident on 10/26/18 and just noticed this hours ago. Both my steering wheel and knee driver airbags deployed. Lots of chest and face contusions. I felt something that caused some discomfort at Port, but now seeing this is freaking me out. I had my LB Surgery in 4/05 and love life, but now.... WTH.... going to see a W/C doc tomorrow, and hoping my bariatric doc calls me before the appt. Be Well Folks and please drive safe!!

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