Hello there!! 

Wondering if anyone around this website has had this done? I had some skin removed a little over 3 years ago. Since then I slowly have been gaining. Probably gained about 60-70 pounds. I fought it tooth and nail at first. Taking phentermine and starving myself all day just eating dinner. I came to terms that I probably stretched my pouch because over time portions got bigger. Then I started wondering if my band could be the problem. I had tried getting 2 fills prior but both times were too much & ended up having some removed. My appetite & ability to eat large portions was not affected. I figured I failed the band. My surgeon moved a good distance away. I decided though to make an appointment with another surgeon. We tried fills. He looked at the flours and said my band looked ok. After 5 fills with no satiety, we were both wondering if there was a leak. He injected dye into my port and we watched under the X-ray machine. Some of the dye slowly escaped the tubing. It was coming out at the connector where the tubing from the port and band meet. He thinks that with all of the pulling and tugging the plastic surgeon did when she removed some of my skin it probably came a little loose. It makes sense now that I think about it because that was when I began to struggle with weight gain again. On 4/16 I'm scheduled to have it the connecting tubing repaired/replaced. I am hoping that this truly was the reason for my regaining some of what I worked so hard to lose. If so, maybe there is hope that things will turn back around. I will report back to let you know how it all goes. 

I have not had a fill in years. My doc does them with out Fluoroscopy unless there is a problem. My port tilted so when he first started doing fills on me he had a little problem hitting the port but after  seeing it under fluor he figured out how he had to angle to hit it. Guess it depends on the doctor. The cost is quit a bit higher under flouro

I've been banded over 7 years and have never had a fill under a fluoroscope. My mother's doctor uses a fluoroscope, but I have seen 3 different bariatric surgeon's, and none of them did.

Yep mine did the whole time I had my band which ended up being 7 years altogether. There really is no reason to do fluro unless you are having a problem. Many docs don't do fluro because it costs more and many times people no longer have insurance. If you feel you nee a fluro and insurance will cover it or you are willing to selfpay I'm sure he can arrange for it. Are you having issues or just expected a fluro?

and watch that sleeve go!!! I  CAN  NOT  WAIT!