Missed Port during Fill...

lovelylish513 · April 13, 2013

Hello everyone I'm new to this board and I'm do excited I found you guys! Ok I hope this doesn't sound crazy and I'm wondering of this has happened to anyone else. I have been banded since June 2010 and had lost 60lbs before becoming pregnant in June of 2012. Well I went and had some Fluid removed during my 5th month of pregnancy (3 1/2 cc's ) which took me down to 4 cc's. Before I was unfilled I had pretty good restriction at 7 1/2 cc.. Well I gave birth a month ago and went in to get a fill. This person working with my doctor is new to me since she came during my pregnancy. So during my fill she was having a hard time getting my port, I never felt the pop that I normally feel when they get the port but I felt fluid go in but it didn't feel like it was going into my port. So she has me go into get the X-ray and drink the white stuff to see how it passed through. To me it seemed to go through pretty fast ( she gave me 2 1/2 cc's ) for my band to be fill at 6 1/2. I didn't say anything because I figured I would give it time to tighten up. Normally I immediately feel restriction after my fills. I have no restriction what so ever I feel exactly how I felt during my pregnancy with the majority of my fluid gone. I can eat pretty much anything and is still hungry a lot. I'm just wondering is it possible she thought she hit my port and didn't and actually injected the saline into my abdomen instead? Sorry it's so long but I'm really wondering because now that I'm self pay my fills are $100 per and that's lots of money to not get what I went for. I'm wondering if I can call and explain to them and see if they can pull out what I have in to make sure I'm at 6 1/2 cc and still not 4.

jaye282 · April 14, 2013

Yea, you need to call! She clearly missed. They should fix it for you since you paid for a service and they didn't provide it. I bet they'll get you in same day you call (or next). Let us know the results.

lovelylish513 · April 14, 2013

Thank you for responding, I'm so happy I'm not the only one who see that she may have missed.. I'm just hoping its not going to be an issue when I call.

DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! · April 14, 2013

Just because you can't feel a difference doesn't mean she missed. It might simply mean you need another fill or two. You can't gauge it on how it was before you were pregnant, either. Our bodies change so the amount of Fluid you need in your band can change too.

I would just have them verify the amount in the band during your next visit to ease your mind.

jaye282 · April 14, 2013

Yea, because if you think about it, RIGHT after a fill you get a little restriction due to inflammation, that lasts at least a couple days. I think they'll fix it for you. That sucks.

lovelylish513 · April 14, 2013

I'm not going just off because I can't feel a difference. She was having a problem accessing it and I did not feel the pop that I normally feel when I get a fill. Not to mention when I was at a 7 1/2 before I had Fluid taken out I was pretty tight. I'm sure things changes after pregnancy but to not feel a bit of restriction supposedly being at 6 1/2 cc with a 10cc band is a bit odd to me. That drastic of a change needs to be explained to me. Even under the X-ray machine the solution went through pretty fast as well. I'm just going to call Monday morning and see if they can check to see if my level is where it should be.

jaye282 · April 17, 2013

Did you call?

lovelylish513 · April 17, 2013

Yes I did! Guess what I was right! I'm do happy I went with my gut feeling on this one! So this is how it went, I called and spoke with the dietitian as I explained my concerns she didn't try to give me any excuses or anything ( I was fully prepared for her to do so ). After I finished letting her know what I felt was wrong she said yeah let's get you back in, so as she's looking for dates she came across one with the same lady and said na I don't want to put you in with her again I want you to see someone else. I went in and one of the regulars seen me this time, she pulled pulled out my saline and what the heck do you know 4 Cc's. I knew it ( a party of me breathed a little bit easier I didn't go in looking like a fool ). A stitch in my port had came loose a year after I was banded which made my port tilt a little so it made accessing my port a little harder that's why when she was having issues and I felt no restriction afterwards I got concerned. After they really put the 2 1/2 cc's in this time I went and drank more of the white crap behind the x-ray and it flowed through much slower and I felt restriction right then! Thanks for your replies and checking up! I'm so ready to get back on the BandWagon after being pregnant and gaining weight!