Band Eroded And Removed...beyond Blue.

[carlavdm 0]

Hi MissMaui' date=' thanks for your response. Yeah, the sharp buckle was my own surmising. My surgeon has over 20 years of experience with wls so it may have been something that happened during the intitial surgery. I also had hiatal hernia repair at the same time (billed and covered by my insurance). I saw the surgeon yesterday for follow-up and he again reiterated that this recovery will be a long one. On one hand it's comforting knowing that still feeling crummy is normal but disappointing for the same reason. =) I have to have another Catscan and labs done because I still have quite a bit of pain when he mashed around on my belly yesterday.

I didn't mention in my original post that I had also had to deal with pleural effusion and a collapsed lung--not fun.[/quote']

Let me know what they found on your catscan etc!!! Thinking of you

[Banjo257 920]

the best to all of you.

[bound45k 0]

Thanks, y'all. I'll keep you posted.

Tym4me, I'm sorry that I didn't answer your question about my symptoms. I was just having a lot of pain in the port area, so much that I couldn't lie on my left side (the side of the port) and just generally not feeling well, you know, like when you just feel like poo, yeah, that was how I felt.

[tym4me 206]

Hi there. How r u feeling? I hope things are getting better.

[cindyloulou 0]

Thanks' date=' y'all. I'll keep you posted.

Tym4me, I'm sorry that I didn't answer your question about my symptoms. I was just having a lot of pain in the port area, so much that I couldn't lie on my left side (the side of the port) and just generally not feeling well, you know, like when you just feel like poo, yeah, that was how I felt.[/quote']

Hello there, I'm going through the same thing. On September 18, 2012 I had to have emerancy surgery to remove my lap band. They also said my body rejected it. I had the lap band for over a year and it really didn't work like it should have. I got a infection in my stomach and had to stay in the hospital for 7 days. It has been 7 weeks and 3 days since my surgery and I'm still fighting it. I still have 7 open incisions on my stomach and I have to go to a wound care twice a week for them to pack my incisions. On top of that I run a fever EVERYDAY!!! My lap band doctor has turned me over to a infectious diease doctor to find out why I am still running fever. I go to him on november 15. I know what your going thru. This was the worst surgery I have ever had. And 7 weeks out I'm still not feeling good. I hope everything goes good for you!!

[bound45k 0]

Still not feeling too great, had CT yesterday--I'm so glad that I didn't know in advance that is was both by mouth and IV contrast--that would've prolonged my suffering [smile]. I will not know the results until next week. Cindyloulou, I'm so sorry to hear about your nightmare! =( I agree, this has been the worst. I hope your incisions heal and they eradicate the infection quickly.