I pulled my port!

[Sue Magoo 71]

I was banded on Aug 28th too!! I am sooo tired? Is anyone experiencing that?? How about your blood pressure?? They kept me in the hospital an extra day,, my blood pressure skyrocketed, my heart was racing and my oxygen level is low...

Hope things will be better!

Patti

Hi Patti:

I was exhausted for two months. I finally figured out that while I could get used to not eating much I was not able to give up having a coffee in the morning and coffee after my noon-time walk. I never gave up my morning coffee. I recently started my noon-time coffee again. There was no other way I could deal with being so tired. I am exercising 4.5 to 5.5 miles per day and without the afternoon caffeine I was afraid I couldn't keep up the exercise. Now I'm good in the afternoons and am sleeping fine at night.

I've seen alot of other postings about this. Everybody else says make sure you're getting enough Protein too.

Good luck.

Sue Magoo

H-324/S-287/C-253.5/G-160

[want2beme 2]

My port is sore again! What the heck? I still have to be careful. I am 6 weeks post op. Hmmm....

[jennibee 3]

I was banded on 9/13 and haven't much experience with port pain (except for one rather painful sneezing fit) but seem to be incredibly tired ever since. I am very good about eating healthy foods and always push my Protein first. I asked my dr. if this is to be expected and he said that sometimes fatigue is a problem but eventually it goes away. Prior to surgery I was taking a sleep-aid prescribed to me from my family doc. Since surgery I haven't had the need to take it since I am so darn tired at the end of every day. I have even adjusted my schedule to allow as short nap each afternoon just to keep myself going all day. I wondered if it was just me or if other people suffer from fatigue too.

[sharon232 3]

What is it that you can't eat at all after lap band surgery? I have been researching it for two years now and plan to go forward. I am just at the 40BMI with borderline blood pressure problems only. Is that enough to get the surgery???

sharon:)

[Wendell Edwards 73]

What is it that you can't eat at all after lap band surgery? I have been researching it for two years now and plan to go forward. I am just at the 40BMI with borderline blood pressure problems only. Is that enough to get the surgery???

sharon:)

It varies from person to person. Some doctors have a list of food that they PREFER you not eat.

As far as ABILITY to eat a certain food, I have the ABILITY, but not the DESIRE.

[mbehne405 0]

:confused:Hi again,

Just wanted to know if I will be able to go up and down stairs when I get home from surgery. Or should I set a bed downstairs???? Any suggestons??:eek:

[rose suongas 0]

ouch ! that must have hurt !

[mbehne405 0]

Huh???? What must have hurt??????

[rose suongas 0]

If you go to the first page, there has been some port pulling ! OUCH !

[newimage 2]

When I went for my 1st fill, my Dr said my port had detached itself and now it was sideways. I had my surgery in March '07, but until two days ago, everything was fine. I have little pain episodes during the day. I was looking and feeling the port area, and I noticed some very small spots. What the *%#@ are they?

I have called to make an appt so hopefully I'll get answers.

[want2beme 2]

Probably scar tissue. Do they feel like hard pebbles? Sorry your port REALLY DID GET PULLED! That sucks lolypops. I keep thinking that mine is sideways too. As I've lost weght, I think it's shifted positions. Weird, huh? I guess I'll find out on the 30th (my first fill apt. in Mexico!) Margaritas before the fill, right????

[jennibee 3]

About a week or so after my surgery I had an allergy attack and sneezed probably 100 times or more. During one rather forceful sneeze I felt a hot burning pain right above where my port is. It hurt so bad!:eek: I called my Dr's office and asked the nurse if I could have damaged anything by sneezing and she said probably not.

Yesterday I went in for my first fill and the Dr. spent over 45 minutes trying to locate the "sweet spot". It turns out that I did indeed pull my port by ripping the stitches out when I sneezed. My doctor gave me a really "aggressive" fill this time.(6cc) I think he did that to avoid having to do it again right away since it took so long and he had to stick me 10-12 times and then dig for it.