Possible Port Leak??

[Jessie26 0]

Hey there everyone! I had my surgery on May 25th 2011. I've had two fills since then. My last fill was on July 26th. After each of the fills I stayed pretty well restricted...then a week later...back to no restriction! On my first fill the doctor had a problem inserting the needle into my port. He poked around at least 7 times trying to find the right spot. I think that now my port has a leak..or my pouch has just stretched. I can eat anything I want too. I'm very concerned. I have a 10 cc band. My first fill was 4 cc's. Second one was a total of 5 cc's. I have absolutely no restriction. Any ideas? Suggestions?? Thanks!

[Rachel412 116]

I don't see any reason to assume you have a leak. call your doctor for another fill, and have him pull all the saline out before he adds in the next amount. He'll quickly be able to see if you have a leak. Otherwise, what you're describing is what I had after my 2nd & 3rd fills. Your body swells up, and once the swellign goes down you feel "the same" and it just means you need more Fluid in your band.

[Jessie26 0]

I don't see any reason to assume you have a leak. call your doctor for another fill, and have him pull all the saline out before he adds in the next amount. He'll quickly be able to see if you have a leak. Otherwise, what you're describing is what I had after my 2nd & 3rd fills. Your body swells up, and once the swellign goes down you feel "the same" and it just means you need more Fluid in your band.

Great! Thanks! That explains a lot!

[screeden 21]

i think you need another fill. i did not get any restriction until my 3rd fill. i ate and ate with the 1st and 2nd, but the 3rd is where i saw a difference. every day is different for me. some days i can eat more, other days i eat very little. our bodies fluctuate daily with swelling too.