KellyKub

Hello everyone! I am 34 years old and have had my band since August, 2007. I've had a few complications throughout my banding. I was having a lot of pain at first, I wasn't eating because everything made me throw up. I won't get into all the details but after switching doctors, they found that my port was infected internally. So, after surgery to remove the port and replace it, I started with some weight loss. Shortly after I became pregnant with my now 3yr old daughter. Not only have I put on weight, I've put on more weight that I ever thought humanly possibly. I used to tell my friends, if I ever get that big, shoot me. Well, I am that big now. I've been back to my surgeon for a fill. He won't fill me. He says I need to do a food log for a while and then we will reconsider. Everyday I have good intentions. I am over 400lbs and I fell like if I don't do something, I'm going to die. My Mom said it best, I was waiting for divine intervention and it never happened. She is a gastric bypass patient. I need some support. Of course I can talk to my family but I get easily irritated when they say you need to do this or you need to do that. I know what I need to do, doing it is the hard part. Please tell me I'm not the only one who feels this way!

I was insurance covered. That's what my concern is about going to another surgeon. I have HMO and I don't think that there is another surgeon in my area that I can go to. I don't feel my surgeon has been there for me at all, this includes his staff. I just yesterday had a ton of bloodwork done because now I'm having other problems. All of the bloodwork results are going to be sent to the surgeon. My PCP is the one who ordered all of it. I just really hope I can find some resolution and peace. I have a one year old and I can't do things that I want with him because I always feel so physically terrible.

HH, I did follow eating protocol. It was a struggle to eat ANYTHING and still is. I go 3 or 4 days without eating because it hurts so much. I told my surgeon about the portruding port and he didnt' even look at me. He said that I'm obviously eating because I'm not 200lbs and I don't look sick. I couldn't imagine having another fill, I wouldn't be able to swallow spit! Like the previous post, I ended up eating things that were no good for me just to have something in me at that point. Now, those bad things I can't even hold down. I have called everyday since my appt to see if there is an opening and without fail, there never is. I went to the surgeon for guidance and support with these issues and all I got was nastiness. No, I don't expect hand holding and belly rubbing, but support would have been nice. I just feel so helpless and lost. I want it out! I cannot deal with the pain anymore.

In the last two years, appx. 70lbs or so. It is kinda hard to judge because there was a pregnancy in those 2 years. Weight went up with pregnancy and this is before my second fill.

Me too! I am just tired of hurting and being miserable.

I have been banded for 2 years. I can't say I've ever had a good day since. Currently, I am in pain. My port is protruding and looks like a baseball emerging. Most days, I can't eat ANYTHING. My health is overall suffering from lack of vitamins and nutriets. I want it OUT. I can't lay on my left side, lifting things has become difficult. I went and saw my surgeon about two weeks ago. He seems to think I'm binging and purging. I WISH!! Pretty much told me that the problems I'm having are my own fault and I must be eating because I'm not 200lbs. Why is all the blame on me? Doing more and more research, I am finding that I am not the only one and this is not all my doing. The soonest they can get me in to check it is September 29th. I am suffering and don't know what else to do. :thumbup: