Seven years ago, I had an inactive gastric band removed. The procedure was done at a private hospital but funded via the NHS. The whole operation was a catalogue of mishaps — including them writing the wrong procedure on my discharge notes and treating me post-op for a completely different operation! (But that’s a whole other story...) I was just grateful it was sorted and moved on.
Now, seven years later, I’ve lost weight, and it’s become apparent that they left part of the equipment behind. I have a piece of tubing, about 3cm long, over my sternum. I mentioned it to my GP a while ago, and she said it could have been scar tissue — it wasn’t very prominent at the time as I was heavier. But since losing more weight, it’s now clearly a piece of tubing.
I’m not entirely sure what my AIBU is here, and I suppose I should go back to my GP. But for now — does anyone have any wise words or similar experiences? I really CBA with another operation unless it's desperately necessary and I promise I'm not fishing for any sort of "sue 'em hun" type comments 🤣