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I had my band put in on May 9th. Everything went really well with the surgery, in my recovery and adjusting to life with the lap band. I lost almost 18 pounds in 4 weeks. I went in for my first fill on Monday and the doctor had a hard time putting the needle in-took three tries. He was able to put saline in but he couldn't get it out. He had me stand up with the needle in, at which point I felt dizzy and lightheaded. He ended up putting 1.5 cc in and said he didn't want to put too much in because he wasn't able to get it back out and that could be dangerous. He said most likely that my tubing was kinked and I have to go back and have him cut open the large incision again and find out where the problem is. I'll have local anesthesia instead of general. He wants me to have it done at the surgery center. I was self-pay and he said he wouldn't charge me for this surgery. I don't have a day off until the middle of July so I'm just in waiting mode right now. I spent two days sobbing, wondering what I did wrong. I followed the instructions to a T and this still happened. I don't know if this has happened to anyone else...would appreciate any feedback. Cami:sad:

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I have to say I've never heard of this happening, but I wouldn't worry. Your doctor will correct the problem - you'll be in and out of there in no time and then good as new - new after your first surgery that is. I'm sure you didn't DO anything to make this happen.

Good luck.

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