abdominoplasty after lapband surgery

jen82709
on 8/27/11 11:29 pm - Austin, TX

I had lapband surgery 2 years ago. I recently had abdominoplasty 1 week ago and I feel no restriction at all. My stomach is obviously very numb but anyone else had this experience? My porrt had to be moved and I was worried that maybe the tubing got cut. Hoping its just the numbness....

(deactivated member)
on 8/28/11 2:08 am

How would you have restriction without a port??

jen82709
on 8/28/11 2:22 am - Austin, TX

Lap Band on 08/27/09

I still have the port. It just had to be moved over so that the surgeon could tighten my stomach muscles. The problem is when I eat I can't feel any restriction anymore like I used to. I'm guessing its because my stomach is so numb but was trying to find somone else that has experienced this or heard of it...

(deactivated member)
on 8/28/11 2:44 am

Sorry I wasn't wearing my glasses. thought you said 're'moved ..duh

vlp1968
on 8/28/11 2:31 am

I had a tummy tuck and didn't experience that. Maybe things got shifted around during surgery. I would go to your lapband surgeon. Maybe a slight fill will give you restriction back.

kathkeb
on 8/28/11 8:05 am

REALIZE Band on 06/05/09

I would make an appt with my bariatric surgeon -- and have him remove the fluid in there, put it back and then try to remove it again -- to make sure that the port/tubing are all still attached normally.

Who knows what happened during the abdominoplasty ----

Kath

Ms Shell
on 8/31/11 5:40 am - Hawthorne, CA

VSG on 11/26/07

Definitely make an appointment because they operated on your abodiminal wall and muscles which have nothing to do with your internal stomach which is where the band is placed. What COULD have happened is that your port being moved...maybe your tubing came loose or got cut and you've lost saline...time to check it out.

Ms Shell

"WLS is only for people who are ready to move past the "diet" mentality" ~Alison Brown
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Iam_with_the_Band
on 9/1/11 8:11 pm

Lap Band

I've had a TT and my port was moved too. I still had restriction and probably more because of all the swelling. I'd absolutely visit your LapBand doc and check things out. Good Luck!

12/09 and 6/11, 9 skin removal procedures with Dr. Sauceda in Monterrey Mexico
Revised to the Sleeve after losing 271 lbs with the LapBand.

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