replacing the tubing

[confused 4]

Has anyone ever had to have their tubing or band replaced? I was banded on January 18, 2007.... and when I got filled a couple of weeks ago, they couldn't seem to get all the Fluid out to put all the fluid back in. So when I seen the doctor this week, there was nothing in my band, even though two weeks before they put in 3.2. I have to go back this coming week to see if the same thing has happened again. That is when the doctor told me that he thinks that there is something wrong with the tubing to the band from the port.

[seppi 0]

I had to have my tubing replaced last November, after 2 1/2 years. I had the same problem, when the doctor went to put in a fill there was nothing left from before. He injected a dye ( all fills are done under flouro) and he couldn't tell where the leak was, so when I went in for surgery I didn't know it I was getting a new band, new tubing or a new port.Lucky for me it was the tubing. The surgery was fairly easy and the recovery was a snap. Good luck, I hope everything goes well.

[pta2007 3]

I have to go in again to have a port revision, not because of the port, but because there is a kink in my tubing. Dr. can get Fluid in, but cannot get anything out. He gave me a slight fill on friday when he did it under flouro to see where the kink was. It made a huge difference in the amount of restriction I feel. I can't swallow my Vitamins without getting stuck, but I am able to get liquids and mushies down. I'm glad to hear that the recovery is quick and that I will be able to do this with only conscious sedation and not have to go completely out.

Good luck to everyone else with this problem. My Dr. seems to think this is a manufacturers glitch as I am the 3rd person to have this problem in his practice, and he was able to show me on the model where the problem is occuring.

Ari

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pta2007

I was totally out for the procedure, general anesthesia. But my doctor did replace then entire tubing. I hope it goes as well for you. Good luck.

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I am new here but yes I had problems too. I had my band done in January of 2004 but my tubing Cracked somewhere along the way. It took a long time (a year or two) for me to get the approval since I moved out of the state it was done in. No one in this state would touch me so I flew back to my original surgeon. They had to replace the tubing and the port this was done in 2006. Surgery went fine. Just shortly after I got prengnant though. I just recently wanted to get another fill to start losing weight again but I'm pregnant again so it will have wait to again.

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pta2007

I was totally out for the procedure, general anesthesia. But my doctor did replace then entire tubing. I hope it goes as well for you. Good luck.

Hello, I am having re-vision surgery next Friday. My Doc suspects that I have a tiny leak in my tubing...

You stated that you had to go under general anesthetic for the proceedure... So did you have to have the gas pumped into you abd. again too??

What was your recovery time etc?

Also, did you have to go back on liquid diet/mushies/ solid reintroduction for 5 weeks Post op? Or could you resume eating solids.

Sorry, one more question - did you have to go thru the incremental fill process all over again???/

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peaches9-

The gas was pumped, I guess because they didn't know exactly where the leak was, we weren't sure if I was going to need a new band. It wasn't as bad as the initial surgery.

I was out of work for 3 days and then my weekend, I went back the day after Thanksgiving.

I went to real food 2 days after surgery, lucky for me, It was Thanksgiving and I didn't have to do the mushy thing again, but I was careful.

I am still trying to get the fill right. The insurance company made me wait for 90 days following the surgery, as if was a new band, and when I finally did get a fill I got something like the flu and had to have an emergency un-fill. Now I have to wait for 4 weeks to see my doctor to get scheduled for a fill.