Colleen616

I was banded November 8th. I have lost 26 pounds. Right after the surgery I ended up with an infection and hematoma. They gave me an antibiotic and after spending most of two weeks in pain rating between 7-8. They felt the infection had gone away. I continued to have mild pain between 3-5. I went in for first fill end of December and since weight loss was good, I wasn't hungry, and hematoma was barely resolved, we choose not to fill. Mid January I went back in for a fill. The nurse attempted to do a fill two times and dug around a lot, then the doc came in and tried for just a bit and determined my port had flipped. Due to a trip we had planned I scheduled my surgery for February 18th. I called the office numerous times following the fill as I had developed another hematoma due to the digging around with the fill. We just monitored it, they didn't think it had become infected. I had the surgery on the 18th. When I woke up I found out that I did have an infection. So instead of reattaching the port he cut it out, placed a drain tube in and plans to put new port in in 6 weeks. It has been draining since. I go back in Wednesday to have the staples removed and tube pulled out. Today when I talked to the nurse I found out they give nothing for pain for this procedure. I an so anxious about this whole lapband thing now, not sure I can do this without something to reduce pain. Anyone else had anything like this happen, any thoughts or advice?

Thanks, guess with everything else really anxious. Anyone else with info would be appreciated.

I am on day 13. Sunday one of my meds got stuck and didnt go down. Yesterday my back hurt, doctor put me back on liquids. By drinkinghot tea and hot lemon water, it feels as if the meds is finally gone. Now today I have stabbing stomach pains.

Waiting, waiting, waiting, 3 more days!!! Could someone please invite me to the November banders FB page, thanks.

What does PBd mean?

Every surgeon is so diff. I don't do any special diet until I go clear liquids day before.

Finished shopping today for food, vitamins, and prep, now just the waiting game til Thursday.

Back from the pre op visit, now just a waiting game until the 7th, the clear liquids, and then surgery at 1:30 on the 8th.

My doc doesnt do the pre op diet either, my surgery is the 8th, so just waiting it out, bloodwork is tomorrow.

Finally a date!!! November 8th! Started the process the end of August, had all my insurance requirements met by October 5th. Meet with doctor on October 10th, then he was out of town for two weeks, longest two weeks ever! But today the office called and scheduled me.