unexplicable saline loss

[khenry83 0]

I went in this morning to have my 2nd fill done, under fluro. My dr was confused because as he was getting ready to inject the saline he realized i didn't have ne, or hardly had ne saline left from my first fill on march 12th. My first fill was 1.5cc's and today I was at around .5cc's. My dr injected dye into the port to look for leaks and everything looked fine. He has never had this happen before (i seem to be the poster child for oddities w/ the band) and couldn't explain what happend. Well I was sort of relieved b/c I haven't been losing hardly ne weight, so I was glad to have a reason as to what was going on. So, my dr put either 1.5cc's or 2cc's of saline in my band. Has anyone ever had this happen or heard of this happening? I'm kinda freaked out by this. Thanks all.

[Trace Curry 1]

I see this all the time, I don't even worry about it unless you're still losing saline after the 3rd or 4th fill.

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[Karlee 0]

I went in this morning to have my 2nd fill done, under fluro. My dr was confused because as he was getting ready to inject the saline he realized i didn't have ne, or hardly had ne saline left from my first fill on march 12th. My first fill was 1.5cc's and today I was at around .5cc's. My dr injected dye into the port to look for leaks and everything looked fine. He has never had this happen before (i seem to be the poster child for oddities w/ the band) and couldn't explain what happend. Well I was sort of relieved b/c I haven't been losing hardly ne weight, so I was glad to have a reason as to what was going on. So, my dr put either 1.5cc's or 2cc's of saline in my band. Has anyone ever had this happen or heard of this happening? I'm kinda freaked out by this. Thanks all.

don't feel like the lone ranger. I had my 2nd fill on friday and my first fill was 1.3cc and I had less that .5cc this last time my dr thinks I might

have a leak but he said sometime the first fill get absorb by the body

so this time he put in 3.2cc I can feel alot of restriction now but that

was the case with this first fill and after a week nothing give it time

I am keep my finger cross for both of us

[khenry83 0]

Thanks alot. I feel a lot better now. It just kinda freaked me out that my surgeon was so shocked by it. Thanks again, I'll keep my fingers crossed as well. :eek:

[simmons775 0]

I guess I'm still confused majorly about saline loss in your band. I just don't understand where it goes? I had my 3rd fill yesterday and I was supposed to have 2 cc's in my band. When the doctor checked to see how much was there, I only had 1 cc. So, he put me back up to 2 again. Where the heck does it go? He said I seem to still be replacing air with Fluid. Okay? So, where did the fluid go? Do I have a leak? What the heck dude...? I need reassurance I guess.

[KimFrmSealy 0]

When I had my first fill of 1.5cc and went back for the 2nd it was gone. They used the OmniPaq solution instead of saline after that and I have had no problems since then with losing solution. It's all there everytime now. I was also told that the body/band sometimes absorbs the saline - not sure why. Good luck all!

Kim

Banded 1/26/07

Dr. Spivak - Houston

236/202/165

[DrewsLou 3]

I had that problem as well. Turned out I had a leak in my tubing and had to have it replaced.

Good luck... hope it's just a fluke!

[TerriDoodle 6]

I had the same thing. Dr. Spivak says it happens frequently. He explained by comparing the band to a balloon. A balloon deflates over time because the air escapes thru the semi-permeable membrane. Same with the band & the saline.

I also had Omnipaque put in rather than re-injecting w/ saline.

[Bawilliams1 1]

Same here! My band will not hold saline. I have to have Omnipague or it will leak out before I get home. My fill doc has tested for leaks under x-ray and he never finds one, but we have determined that my band will only hold omnipague. Thank God for omnipague! I am on my second band. The first one slipped. It never leaked and I had no problem with fills. I got a new band and it seemed to leak right away. Is that bad luck or what?