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Hey, I'm Just Wandering If Anyone Has Ever Heard Of Puncturing The Tubing From The Port To The Band During A Fill? I Had A Fill Last Monday Of 0.5cc And By Weds. I Had Acid Reflux Again And Could Barely Keep Water Done. So I Went Back In On Friday To Have The Doctor Remove 0.3cc. I Haven't Been Using Fluro The Last Few Times And He's Been Able To Hit The Port With The First Or Second Try But This Past Friday It Took Hi Like 5 Times Before He Got It. I Could Feel When He Missed It Cause It Was Alomost Like The Needle Was Hitting Another Organ. It Didn't Hurt Cause They Use Lidocaine First. I Was To Scard To Try Any Solids Until Yesterday. They Went Down Just Fine With Really No Restriction. Now I'm Wandering If He Didn't Hit The Tubing And Put A Hole In It And The Fluid Is Coming Out Of The Tubing. I Think I Should Have Alot More Restriction Because Before I Had Him Remove 0.3cc I Couldn't Even Get Mashed Potatoes To Stay Down. I Was Throwing Up Off Of Water. So Just Wandering If Anyone Had Ever Had The Tubing Punctured? Maybe It's Not Really Possible But I Just Don't Know Why There's Not More Restriction. I Would Think That The Tubing Would Be Very Difficult To Hit Cause If A Needle Rubbed Up Against It It's So Small That It Would Move To The Side. Well If Anyone Has Had This Thought Let Me Know.

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I have heard of it happening before. If you continue to feel a complete lack of restriction, definitely give your doctor a call.

You may be able to test your restriction by eating a very small amount of something that typically doesnt go down well for you, perhaps a little bread.< /p>

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There is a post in the remove band section on punctured ports. However, not being a doctor but giving you my thoughts, my doc always pulls everything out of the band then refills it every time, if it was hitting something else the tube (plastic iv tube from the syringe to the butterfly needle) would run a different color...I assume. The band is an awfully expensive investment for a mistake like that to happen, money and health are both at risk. Maybe you should consider switching doctors if you don't trust them.

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