brandileeha

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It is now almost 1 month since my port removal surgery. I feel so much better, the only problem is I am hungry and having a hard time. I still can not exercise like I want and only working half days. Friday I find out when I have my surgery to put back in my port. Which scares me cause I have no idea if this will ever really work. I am just keeping my fingers crossed at this point. I wish I knew of more people to give me advice on this. You never see posts from people going through stuff like this. I guess thats good in a way cause hopefully many dont go through this.

9/2/08 - Today I had my realize band port removed. I was banded on 6/11. One week after surgery I developed a Seroma of the skin where my large incision was. After antibiotics the incision re-opened and I all the fluid leaked. I thought things were better and on 7/17 I had my first fill to 4cc, I had a large walnut sized wall of scar tissue and it hurt to go through it, but I wanted the fill so bad and I was better, so I thought. A week later I had another infection and saw my dr about aweek after that for more antibiotics, on 8/22 saw my dr everything was fine, the incision closed even though I still had the scar tissue, we did another fill to 5cc. It took two pokes cause the scar tissue was so bad. 3 days later my incision opened and started draining. So, I was scheduled for surgery. This last weekend was really hard, a lot of pain, I could not move and was given more antibiotics and pain killers.

So, today I had the port removed. Under general and they did a lap procedure to make sure nothing else was infected. I have to say my stomach area looks icky, I have a home nurse coming tomorrow. But, I feel so much better. The only pain I am having is from the stupid gas pain in my shoulders.

Two months ago I was told it was the beginning of my new life, today I cried alot before surgery with the fear this was never going to work. All I know is I may have no restriction or fill, but I still have my band and I am going to still rock this thing and try my hardest to lose during these next 6 weeks before I can get a new port.