jennifer83

I had surgery 2 weeks ago and I was feeling my port scar a few days ago and i have a huge lump under it! Im wondering if my port may have moved, because at my post op appointment the RN told me it was bellow and to the left of the scar and I was bearly able to feel it then. Now the lump feels the size of a ummmmm say silver dollar but much thicker and im a bit concerned....could the port have moved? Was the nurse wrong? Could it just be a lot of scar tissue? I have no clue and I figured one of you super nice people could fill me in on what this may be. Jennifer 23 New Orleans, LA Katrinaville

I went back to the doctors office today and they decided to drain it. I was super amazed that after about 10 pokes they hit the mothership of the seroma and removed 97cc from it....that took about 15 big syringes! Im just glad to get all that out. I hope it does not come back, but it could. Ahh i wonder if that made me loose a pound, I think it did! Jennifer

So I finally gave in and called my doc today and they wanted to see me.I came in because the lump had gotten even bigger over the days. The NP said I had a seroma and it was just fluid build up. The problem is it is very painful and uncomfortable now. She said that it may go away on its own, but if it does not she will have to drain it. She also said it could be difficult to drain because a needle could puncture the tubing of the band. AHHH that sounds scary! She said to put warm compresses on it to see if that would help so thats what I am trying. I guess this is not a major complication but it is making my belly very bloated even though im loosing weight. Well thanks for all the responses and im glad I finally know what is going on! I hope it goes away! Jennifer:omg:

Hey girl, My name is Jennifer and I live in good old new orleans. Im 23 and having my band friday. Send me a msg and we can chat. My doc does not charge much for fills i think. my aim is jennifermehrgut hope to talk later! jen

Ya guys, I thought I had a month or so till surgery then they called me up and said you are up next week. ummm, i couldnt say no to that so here i am in the last hours trying to get every piece of advice possible and you guys are doing a great job! Does anyone have anything i should know/do before I go off to the hospital. Ohh also any tips for the first few weeks so I dont go nuts! let me know...cus this is fast for me Thanks again Jennifer

Ohhh baby am I excited! This better be well worth it cus its alot of stuff to go through! Its awesome to know that there is so much support out there. I had know idea untill I was directed to this site! There are alot of very strong people in here. Hope to talk to many of you soon. Jennifer

Jennifer in New Orleans here and I found out 3 days ago that i will be banded next week. It seemed so fast at first but now It seems like it cant be faster! Just wanted to join my proper month group! haha. -Jennifer 320 dr. lavin 23 yrs old.

Hi my name is Jennifer and i am 23 years old. I wanted to join this group because it looks like its the best most supportive lap band site out there! Round of applause to you all. I will be getting my profile together asap with a pic, its just hard to do that right away when i keep spending time reading all the great info the site has to offer. Anyway im living in new orleans and my surgery is on the 21 of july by Dr. Lavin. I hope to learn alot more from you guys out there! Thanks so much! Jennifer