Thanks for the reply.
I have a bad experience with my surgery. I had my lap band surgery on 2009 and I had 5 fills since then. And the last time Drs were able to access the port was in nov 2010 to remove some Fluid so I can eat because I couldn't eat anything other than chocolate and shakes. Until that time I was losing weight but not as I was hoping (I know it's my fault because I am addicted to chocolates)
After they remove some fluid from the band I was able to eat and I didn't try to do any adjustment until the beginning of 2012 when I gain all the weight that I lost. I went to a new dr because I moved to another city, he told me he will not do any adjustment until I change my life style. And he asked me to stop smoking which I couldn't, so I went to another dr and he was ok with that but when he tried to find the port, without poking, he told me that the port was flipped and I need to do another surgery. I was so scared and I visited 2 other Drs. for a second opinion, I did CT scan and swallow X-ray and they say the same thing. One of them was able to give me a fill with the x-ray but I didn't feel any restriction. And all that time I had a constant pain in the port site, almost everyday. Finally, I went back to the dr who told me the first time about the flipped port and I did the corrective surgery on 11/13.
I did the surgery under general Anastasia and returned home couple of hours later. My dr told me that it was totally flipped and he was surprised how the other dr was able to give me a fill while it is totally flipped. Post-op pain was much more than the initial lap band surgery itself. But I stopped meds 2 days after the surgery. However, the nausea didn't go away, it is less than the first week but I still have it. The good thing is that I didn't vomit.
Also, the dr told me that he put a small fill to the band but I didn't feel any restriction.
I am new to the forum and I just found about it yesterday. I am so happy to be able to share my story with other people who have the same interest.
