blown port

[carole w 0]

Hi everyone,

First time poster and just wanted a little feedback.

I had my original band surger on 1-25-06 and lost 25 pounds before my first fill. I went in for my first fill in Feb and they were unable to do it and scheduled me for flouroscopy and at that time discovered I had blown my port. I had surgery on 3-30-06 to repair my port and at that time recieved 1 cc. My question is, I had some restriction before my fill, not much, but some, now I have none. I called the doctor this morning and asked could my band have slipped or something and he told me no, that I would be sick if it had. It just seems unusual that I have no restiction now. I can't get my next fill until the swelling goes down from surgery.

Any ideas or anything similiar happen to anyone else?

So glad I found this sight and look forward to being a part of the group.

Carole

[shackdog 1]

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[jtrek 0]

Welcome Carole.

I can't give any input on restriction, because I have'nt had a fill.

Hang in there and hopefully you will be able to get another fill soon!

[Alexandra 55]

What does "blown your port" mean?

[carole w 0]

My doctor referred to my port being "blown", because all of the stitches had came out and my port was no longer attached, just floating around.

[LSasha 0]

Carole,

Sound like the same thing that happened to me. Seven wks out from surgery I was having extreme pain in my lower ab area so I went to the ER where they discovered my port had separated from my band and the port was just floating around. I got it repaired and doc put in 1.66cc of saline in during the surgery so I wasnt as hungry.

Hope your feeling better.

[Alexandra 55]

Oh, OUCH! That sounds like it could hurt, and definitely needs to be fixed. Good luck!!

[Bensmum1109 0]

Carole-

I had 1CC for my first fill and felt NO restriction for two weeks following the fill. Then it hit me like a brick. Give it a little more time, everyone has a different reaction to fills.

By the way, my second fill was a week ago and it was .5CC. This time, the restriction hit me about three days later.

Also, with the first fill it was painless and I felt a little sore the rest of the day and the next day I was fine. This time, a week later as I type I still feel totally bruised and sore by my port (doesn't feel like an infection though, just still really sore!)

[carole w 0]

Heather,

Thanks so much for writing. I too have started feeling a little more restriction as well. It will be two weeks tomorrow since I had my first fill and to have started feeling it. I have my next fill 1 week from today.

Again, thanks so much for responding. I don't feel so weird now!!

Carole

Banded 1/25/06

surgery 3/29/06 repair port & 1ccfill

284 1-25-06

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