willbethin2013

Great story, I just had my band removed due to infection I've had since it was placed in Sept. 2012. You give me alot of imspiration that I also can do this on my on from here on out 50ish lbs to go so I know the band works just not for all of us.... good luck and congrats on new addition to your family also.

I love it when all people talk about is you failing but sometimes the band fails I had mine placed in Sept 2012. it worked for me but the whole time I was very ill back and forth to the DR. ER Urgent Care finally I got so ill that they had to remove the band last Thur I will continue with my journey but its not always something ou doso make sure you ask all the right questions and remember 1-2% failure rate is not due to the person that has the band. The thing they had never told me in any of my appointments is that sometimes your body will reject it. Also I would recommend going to a lapband specialist that you see your surgeon regular not his NP or anyone else the place that I went my insurance rated highly and I met the surgeon the week of my surgery for about 5 mins (long enough to shake hands). I lost over 70 lbs so I know the band works but just do the research and pick the right Surgeon and it should be ok.

Had the port removed due to infection and incision not healing on April 26th the 29th I went to urgent care with 102.6 temp and dry heaves severe pain in left side under rib area. My surgeon told me to tell them I needed stronger antibiotics so they gave me a pain and antibiotic injection and sent me home with a script for more antibiotics, and said if it gets worse I need a CT scan. well a week goes by and I constantly telling my surgeon that I can’t eat severe pain still in my side temp running from 99.6- 102.9, and he says that it will take time for the antibiotics to start working so May 4th I’m up all night same issues as previous week so I called the surgeon to let him know I was going to the ER. The ER DR. sent me for CT scan and come to find out that I have fluid built up in abdominal cavity (left side under ribs)and a bad infection where the port was and at the incision. He tells me I need to be admitted to the hospital but needs to call my surgeon to see which hospital and he tell the ER DR to prescribe me antibiotics two types this time of course and wanted me to call his office Mon. morning. The surgeon called me Sun night after my long stay in the ER and told me he wanted me to come in this morn, and he would draw out the fluid. OK I took in the CD from the CT scan he looked at it then came in and asked me where the fluid was built up at of course I told him I’m not the DR but I can tell him where the pain is. He drew out almost two syringes of fluid and asked me if I felt any relief of course I tell him no. He says call me Wed. and he will let me know what’s next. I asked him if he has ever seen this before and he said no that this is a challenge. I don’t know what to do next it’s been 8 mths and still issues .Any advice is appreciated.

I called the office twice yesterday with severe pain in left side pain dry heaves once again and was so ill I could barely walk I had to call twicw because they didnt return the first call 4 hours earlier so the second time they ask me to leave my name and number I got a little upset and let them know I had already left a message with no response, so DR Nirmul called me back and had me go in at 5:15 this morn to have emergency surgery to remove the lapband and suck out all the fluid built up and after the surgery Dr Nirmul didnt even come out and say anything to me or my son, The last 3 times I have gone to the surgery center he always came out and told you what was going some nerve huh. I can tell you I feel better then I have in the last 8 months dealing with this. I will continue to get support from here and continue with my diet plan and work out plan at the gym and will continue to lose the weight. And yes I have been having issues and when you call the office they take a message and dont return your calls they act as though you are bothering them.

He is in Arizona Thats kind of funny because when I was calling him with severe pain in my side he acted like that had nothing to do with the surgery I had two days earlier until the ER DR had the CT scan done I don't think he believed that I was in pain or having any issues.

He only removed the Port the band is still there.No he did not explain anything.

Has anyone had trouble with the port incision not healing first they had to go back in a month after surgery due to the tubing coming out of the incision, Now almost two months after the second surgery still not healing leaking serous fluid the entire time.

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After all the packing and issues with my port had to have it removed 4/26 so that it has a chance of healing maybe it will get better been having issues since I was banded in Sept 2012 My surgeon said it should heal in the next couple of months and he will put a new port in on the orther side and hope for the best if that dont work then he will need to remove the band.

I'm one of the few cases that the port has been infected since I had the lap band placed Sept. 2012. In the next couple of weeks I will be having the port removed and after it heals then my surgeon will go back in and place a new port on the other side in hopes that it will be ok. I would have the surgery again even with all the issues I have had. I have lost 70lbs as of today so even with the issues if you follow the rules then you will still lose weight.

Congrats.... Great job keep up the good work

I live in Casa Grande, work in Chandler. My email is jporterh3@gmail.com I would like to be part of a support group here in AZ.

congrats brag away wow great job!!!!!

I went back to the Dr on Thur and they opened mine up more and thats what Im doing now is packing with gauze I go back in three weeks to see if they are going to move my port to the other side if it heals then I will be done if not then they will set up a time to go back in. Hope it will be healed by then....