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Hello, It has been awhile since I posted. I had lap band surgery done on Jan. 10 of this year. I have lost about 40 pounds and have not yet had a fill. I am starting to have a few problems I was wondering if anyone had anything similar to me. Where my port is, it just plai hurts when I move, not all the time but good enough. I also now seem to have bad heart burn. I take achiphex for that, but it does not seem to help. I went to the drs and they did a cat scan and I am waiting on that. I am becoming very uncomfortable and can't figure out why. I was hoping to have a fill, but I don't think that is going th happen now . Any suggestions I wou,d love to hear and hope that everyone is doing well.

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As much as many of us wish that we had the "right" answer, the reality is, only your doctor can diagnose what is wrong. Even if others have had a similar onset of pain, it doesn't necessarily mean that it's the same as what is going on with you. Hopefully you will have the results of your scan sooner than later. Wish I had a better answer.....

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Just a word of caution: when I was experiencing severe complications from banding, the CT scan showed nothing wrong. Meanwhile, the band was causing a lot of damage. So don't rely on the CT scan alone. CT scans aren't the best diagnostic tools for band issues. But it's a good first step, anyway. I hope it's nothing serious.

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