I just received this message from someone on LiveJournal, as I posted about whats happening on their wls community.
Hi there
just read your post in the WLS forum and believe me I can comiserate. I was originally banded June 08. About a month later I developed an infection at the site of my port. My GP prescribed anitbiotics. This past July I noticed that I could SEE the edge of my port. ooo bad news. I went to my surgeon and they gave me their prognosis. The band had to come out. After a year (and 110 lbs) I thought I might be ok. I was wrong. Emotionally I was a wreck and physically I followed suit. I was rebanded Sept this year and have just had my first fill. They relocated the port.
So what's my advise to you? Make sure that you get a broad antibiotic. I was on Keflex (sp?) but a nurse friend advised I might be better off on a broader one. Also the fact that you have a gapping hole leads me to believe they're gonna remove it. Seems that infection will travel along the tubing so that they have to remove it. But ymmv
Cheers and best of luck with it
Brent
...I don't know what to think... If I had to have the band taken out I would be absolutely shattered... heartbroken... broke for no reason... my god.. just thinking about has me in tears :( I would have no way to pay for this again.. I've just forked out 15,000 dollars for fucks sake.. WHAT THE FUCK. WHY IS ALL THIS SHIT HAPPENING TO ME????
I already just want to crawl into a hole and fucking die...
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OMG....Let's not think about that just yet ok... Besides if something goes wrong I believe that the surgeon would replace it at no cost (cept for the hospital bill itself I think) That is what I have heard. So if they think the infection is to do with the band, I'd imagine they would replace it with another one. (Once the infection is healed) Let's hope that it clears up and it is all good.
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