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well back to the doc on eht 3rd of sept to see about getting the port back in. it is located about 3 inches and to the left of my belly button. my body may be rejecting the metal back of the port, so we are going to try an all plastic one. i'm ready to get the process going again!! the good news is that even with no fill at all, i have not gained any weight!!

congrats!! that is my daughters b-day. i hope everything goes well for you! and you have a speedy recovery with no problems! i'm back to square one. my port has been removed. dr. lewis will be putting it back in in september and hopefully all will be well. keep me up dated! tracey

thanks all!! had the surgery yesturday. doc removed the port and some excess tubing, but left the band in place. i'm on hold now for 2 months to heal, then he wants to put the port in a different location and start the fill process all over again. it is very fusturating!! but i'm glad the band is still there! i'm hopeing this works cause i realy don't want to gain back the weight that i have lost. doc says that the tubing kinked like a garden hose and just pushed it's way through my skin.

about 4 weeks ago, i noticed a lump on my port cut and i blew it off as healing my the surgery of getting my port slippage fixed. a week later i noticed it getting bigger, so i called the doc and he diddn't seem conserned but told me to make an appointment. this week it started realy sticking out turning white with red around it and i could feel the tube. this weekend at girlsout camp, it broke through!! it started as a little pin hole, now it is about 1/4 inch circle with the tub in sight. scarry!! now i feel that i'm left with little choice but to have the whole thing removed. i'm very sad about that! this was to be a skinny futre for me.. now i'm will probely gain all my weight back :grouphug:

all i've had is bad... banded in nov, port flipped, repaired in march. this weekend at gilrscout camp, my tubing broke through my skin.i have a 1/4 inch hole in my stomache where u can see the tub!! i'm very disapointed in the results. i wish i had done a good as the rest of u. i'm very sad... lots of money gone, lots of pain, lots of hope for the future gone, and only 40 pounds lost. now not much left exceopt to get it removed. band bal you look great, marissa way to go!! and all of u that have been in this with me from the beginning. i'm going to the doc tomorrow.. he doesn't know i'm comming yet.. good luck all!! tracey

thanks cindy! nurse called me on friday and said that there was nothing on the cultures, so i should be in the clear.. but the lab was going to let them grow for a few more days just to make sure. i do hope all the problems are solved and on to weight loss!!

the surgery was postponed until yesturday the 16 of april. besides a lone hospital wait, it all went well. i am being told that i must of had a pretty large infection. i'm now on my third round of antibotics. (one was for an illnessand self prescribed... but good thing i did!!) doc things that is the cause of the slippage... i would like to know what the cause of infection was!!! eveyoneis being very vauge about it.. they did take some cultures of tisue.. and are going to let me know. otherwise not in any real pain.. no meds needed and i was able to go home on the same day. i have 4.5 in a 10 cc band.. hoping to feal some restriction with this fill. ( doc did at the same times as surgery) my fills usually take a few days to kick in. right now nothing... hope everyone has a great day and thanks for keeping me in your thoughts!!

found out my port slipped. had the corrective surgery yesturday and they raised it a little higher, so hope no more problems!! but is was infected.. think that is what caused the slippage. they are doing a culture on some tisue samples. started my third round of anibotics yesturday also. i'm thinking i've had the infection for a long time maybe even his the original surgery.

well went to the doc on monday and found out why i was hurting.... my port has flipped onto it's side. i'm having surgery to fix it on friday. which sucks!! i have to go to the hospital and pay the deductable for this year. wasn't counting on a 2000 dollar expense this month. but i guess it has to be done. i'll check back in and let everyone know how it goes.

calling my doc on monday. my check-up is on the 16th. i'm thinking it is cause of the lifting i did. we got our shippment of lawn and garden in, so i did a lot of lifting. then we had to put them together, so i did a lot of bending twisting and pulling.

dr. dennis lewis in riverton wyoming. i'm going to call on monday, i was supposed to see him on the 7th. his nurse called to cancel because he will be out of town for a month!! my port is right under my skin! i don't think it is infected. i did a lot of lifting on friday so that might have something to do with it. i'm 4 months post op. the pain is not getting better.

hello, how is your mom? i feel like my port is trying to come out!! i have severe pain and reddness at my port site. i can barely stand the pressure of my clothes against it. let alone my own hand! it is just under my skin and when i lay down it sticks way up. did your mom go through this? my next fill and check-up is april 16th. my doc is gone the whole month of april.