It Hurts.....can anyone help?

[ajtonya 0]

I have had my band almost one year ago this month. No problems to report. This morning I rolled over and noticed tenderness in my stomach area. It is still tender to the touch. I no longer have insurance that will cover anything to do with the lap-band. Does anyone know why I might be tender today? Nothing happened to cause this...I don't think.

[gunn4ya 0]

Mine gets tender to the touch when it's my time of month.

[giveyouthemoon 4]

Is the tenderness near your port? If it is near or around your port, is the area (the skin) hot or red and angry? If it's red, hot or upset around the port it could be a sign of erosion and you should see a dr.

Now...if it's around your port but the skin isn't red or angry or hot...it's just painful, I'm betting your rolled over weird and pulled at the stitches that hold your port to the muscle. I do that occasionally and it hurts like a b*tch, but will heal over a week or two.

[tonya66 13]

I've heard the more weight you lose, sometimes the port area becomes tender (not enough fat gaurding it).

Hope your okay -

[ajtonya 0]

Thank you for your words of wisdom. It is coming close to that time for me and I think that may be it as well. I also seem to have a extreme amount of gas yesterday too.....sorry for the TMI.

Thanks again and God bless you,

Tonya

[chubster808 0]

I had the same tenderness. Went in today for a fill and was told that my port has completely flipped and will require another surgery to reposition it. I would reccomend that you get an X-ray to make sure your port is ok.

[ajtonya 0]

I had the same tenderness. Went in today for a fill and was told that my port has completely flipped and will require another surgery to reposition it. I would reccomend that you get an X-ray to make sure your port is ok.

It is not the port area it was wear my band is in the stomach area. All is ok now. Sorry to hear about your port. Do they know how this happened? Thanks for you reply to my question. Have a BLESSED day!!

[chubster808 0]

They say that the sutures that basically tie the port to the abdominal wall must have come out and so there is nothing keeping the port in place. So now my question is what is to prevent it from doing the same thing once it is "fixed?" I am glad to hear you are doing ok now.

[ajtonya 0]

I agree how will it stay this time. Did they tell you how the stitches came out? How long ago were you banded? Good luck!!

[chubster808 0]

Good News. I saw the surgeon today and he said that my port is still in place. Apparently, the Physcian Assistant who does my fills misread the X-ray so thank goodness that I dont need another surgery but grrrr to that Physican Assistant who put me through this. Per my surgeon, they will now do my fills with the fluoroscopy which I am happy about since I got stuck a good 8-9 times my last two fills, the last of which was unsuccessful. Looking forward to my next fill since I am not feeling any restriction.

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[googoo 0]

:help: I actually feel bad about not feeling good about the lapband after reading all of the success stories, but I do not like the band. I had it done 8/05 and it has been a rough experience. I lost about 60 lbs, but I have been so sick pretty much the entire time. When I had my 2nd fill, it was so rough that I had to get it drained out. Recently, I have gained about 18 lbs so with prayer, I decided to get another fill. This was an awful mistake. I feel awful and uncomfortable. I know I should not have eaten that cookie, but it was only a bite and I have thrown up about 10 times. I have complained to my dr's office about all of my discomfort from day one, but they make it seem like I'm not giving it a chance. Can someone please provide me with some support? I had told my dr that I wanted the band removed because I am so miserable and uncomfortable. He said he had never removed one which made me feel uneasy and I no longer pursued it. I am strongly considering going to another doctor and 2nd opinion. Can anyone offer me any advice and/or support???:help:

[googoo 0]

are you online right now? looking for someone to chat with...

[chubster808 0]

Sorry, you are experiencing so much angst with the band. You should definately seek out a second opinion. Do you have any support groups in your area? They can be helpful. When I initially found out that my band had suppossedly flipped, I did think about getting the band removed. I felt like I did something really stupid to my body by getting the band. But, the surgeon tole me yesterday that my band did not flip and I am scheduled for a flouroscopy fill on 3/8/07. I am hoping to hit my "sweet spot." If that doesnt work, I may be in the same situation as you are?