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I went in today for my first fill and was told that they couldnt find the port and it may have twisted to its side. I have an appointment next Thursday with the doctor to re-look at my port. Has anyone heard of this and what am I facing next???:w00t:

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Hi there... I have a port that does funny things. They also say my line is kinked. It makes my fills kinda difficult, but not impossible. The doc says I should get port revision surgery, but I am self pay, and am hoping that we can do the fills for a while since I can't afford the revision surgery for a while. Someone who was banded by my doctor says hers is dislocated, and they just sorta fish around and find it for fills. Hang in there... even a funny, kinked port is better for me than no port at all!

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I went in today for my first fill and was told that they couldnt find the port and it may have twisted to its side. I have an appointment next Thursday with the doctor to re-look at my port. Has anyone heard of this and what am I facing next???:w00t:

I had my lapband surgery on June 18 and my first fill with xray 4 weeks later. It was difficult to find and the Dr. said it had migrated. It took many tries even with the contrast and xray to find it. I'm slightly nervous about my second fill next week (again with contrast and xray assist)

Janet

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