beckalicious

I had my surgery May 12th 2008. I had several problems right after my surgery with throwing up, and lots of pain. By mid July I was schedule for a port removal/replacement because my doctor could not find my port, and said it had flipped. After my 2nd surgery I was feeling alot better. He gave me a fill by mid August, which to me did not do anything for me. By November I was back in the operating room for another port removal/replacement surgery. He had told me that my port had completely detached its self from my abdominal wall, and that it needed to be moved to my rib cage. So the day before Thanksgiving I was back on the operating table. One of the most painful things i've gone through in my life. After surgery, I felt like I was beaten by a baseball bat in my ribs. I feel my port rubbing on my ribs, I can not lay on my side, stomach I cant even bend down to reach for something on the ground with out feeling the tube pulling on my lapband. With everything happening so fast with throwing me into surgery I did not have time to try to get a second opinion. I called around to a few doctors that wouldnt see me b/c in their eyes.. I'm "tainted". Has anyone gone through, or know someone whose gone through port replacements? I need to know that i'm not alone!?! Is this even normal?

I belive it is just the regular one. What is the other one?

No it doesn't, when i orginially got setup with this doctor, I had to sign a 10 year contract. I dont know what that is all about, but i know my rights... and i know i'm entitled to a second opinion. I have called other doctors in the area, and they refuse to see me. I think I might have to go elsewhere to get seen.

Please dont listen to my story and get discourged. You have to do what is best for you. I do have to say though.. I am 26 years old, and I weighed 320lbs. I've lost 70lbs in between all the surgeries.And I do feel alot better about myself. I just keep thinking that "pain is beauty"

Was your port orginially placed on your rib cage?

I had the regular lapband placed. My doctor is an asshole to the "problem patients". My best friend had the surgery from him, a month after me, and shes been out of work since September b/c of all her complications. I have called around to different doctors in the area, they will not see me b/c I am already with another doctor. I work in a call center that has 5 of his patients in it, all of them, have not been successful as they would of like to be. Getting fills, does not help any of us either. In fact when i get a fill, it makes me munch all day. I would recommend the surgery to people, but just not my doctor. I know several other people that have gotten the surgery from different doctors, and they have been very successful, and look great! So please do not read this and be discourged from getting the surgery. With anything there are always lemons!