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[countrysongbird 0]

Hello all…I was banded on 5/12 and have been having some problems. I’ve always been able to handle pain pretty well (or so I thought) however, my port site has hurt beyond anything that I ever expected since day one. Now here it is, four weeks later, and the pain has not eased at all. Today when I woke up I had trouble standing straight up. I took Tylenol, but it didn’t help at all. I spent most of the day on the sofa, thinking that the pain would pass, but here it is <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:time Hour="0" Minute="0">midnight</st1:time>, and I am still hurting quite a bit.

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I don’t mean to sound like a baby – believe me when I say that I’m normally a pretty tough cookie, but I’m starting to feel afraid that something could be wrong.

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The feeling could sometimes be described as a pulling sensation, but more often than not it’s just painful –constantly painful. After all this time, I still can’t sleep on my right side without a pillow and not on my left side at all. I still can’t really bend at the waist at all or lift my three year old…I just feel useless and helpless…

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I fear that my family is starting to wonder if I made the right decision with this surgery, and all in all I just feel worn out, in pain, and greatly depressed – a combination that is bringing back all of those food issues I have battled for so long (I haven’t had a fill yet…)

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I want to succeed on this journey more than words can say, and right now I just feel lost…

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Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated – thanks so much…

[plain 12]

Ok, I know this sounds a little snarky, but I'm not trying to be. Here's the best advice: Go see your doctor and let him / her check you out. You've invested too much to trust your band to strangers on the internet! Go see the doc!!!

[Jesusislove 26]

Hi, hang in there and yes, go to the doctor. My port hurt for a while and today it is much better. Is it a tugging pull, that hurts whenever you position yourself the wrong way? I would say give it at least 6 weeks, see the doctor too. Be Encouraged in the Lord.

[gone 4 ever 6]

Personally I think you need to see your Dr. asap. I was banded on the 5/13. I know everyone is different, but this far out you shouldn't be hurting this badly. Call your Dr. TODAY...this MORNING. let us know what he/she says please.