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Hi Sue. I did discuss the port replacement surgery with Dr Hirai. I asked him lots of questions. :smile2: He said it is pretty simple if they determine that it definately was something wrong with the port they will just switch the port out and I'm done, end of story and I probably don't even have to spend the night in the hospital. If it isn't obvious that there is something wrong with the port then they will go in laproscopic and check out the band itself and do some tests on it as well and then I would have to spend the night in the hospital. I'm really hoping for the quick and easy fix, obviously! SJ

I actually saw Dr Hirai yesterday. He wanted to give me one last fill and he thinks that I possibly do have a leak (a very slow leak since I was only 1cc less than two weeks ago) and he said that if my restriction is gone in a couple of days to call the office and make an appointment for a replacement port surgery. We shall see.... I'm going to let them attempt to get approval through my insurance first if they want to and see what happens. So far I have some restriction still but it usually only lasts a few days. I'm still on a liquid diet so I'll see tomorrow.

Sue11, I was referred to you by a friend that I met in Dr Oh's office when I was in last month. I too have some sort of leak. I was banded on June 5, 2008. I had restriction with the first fill (4.5 cc's) but was losing restriction very gradually from the get go and always felt like I needed that fill by the next month. When I went in for my fill the next month I was always at least 1.5 cc's less or so. I was always told by Dr Oh or Dr Hirai that it was normal to lose that amount. Finally, in October, I called the office a couple of days after a fill and told them I had no restriction still and they told me to come in. Dr Hirai gave me a fill and while I was in the waiting room it was too tight and then I felt it get loose and he had me go back in on the table and he said there was 2 cc's less in 5 minutes time. He had me schedule a leak test. The leak test did not show a leak but the radiologist said there was 3 cc's and I got 6 cc's at my last fill. When I went in to Dr Oh's office for the follow up I got the same schpeal about the "new" band problems and that he's contacted the comany and that he needed to appy pressure, etc and he did do that and I did have restriction (too much even) for the first 4 days and then it quickly went away. I have an appointment this afternoon and I am going to tell Dr Oh that I have delt with this for 6 months (since day 1 of my surgery) and I want a new port. We'll see how it goes.... I see in your post that you said you are going to contact Dr Oh's office. I'm interested to see how that goes too. SummerJoy

Hi. After surgery in the hospital I had the left shoulder pain pretty bad and they said it was gas and gave me medicine for it that helped a bit (Malox). It went away a week or so after surgery and it came back after my first fill a few days ago. I'm assuming that it is gas again since I get really bubbly and burpy while drinking water or anything. I did take some gas x and it seemed to help a bit. Hope that helps!