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It's similar to fishing line.

Banded on May 18th. I was in the grocery store and felt something on my belly button, I looked down at my belly button and saw what I thought was a hair coming out of my incision area. When I got home I tried to pull the "hair" out but realized real quick that it was not a hair. My incision started bleeding and I realized it was wire coming out of my incision at my port site. My best guess is that this is the wire they use to attach the port to the abdominal wall? Should I be worried about this? Did the surgeon not cut the wire short enough? It's now Friday night and I can't exactly get ahold of the surgery center or my doctor's office. Anyone have any advice?

I'm right there with you! I had my surgery the friday before you (5/18) and the first time I felt hunger was on the following Thursday. Now I'm hungry a lot, and it's real hunger. Having a protein shake, a cup of jello and broth is not filling me up. I feel like I've been "cheating" lately and need to regain my focus. I think we just need to get to the first fill. Apparently this time is called "bandster hell" because you don't have restriction from the fill. I keep telling myself it will get easier. Maybe you can keep that first fill as your first short term goal. If I am down 15-20 lbs they I will be happy. My surgeon said "maybe you will lost weight, maybe you won't, but don't let it discourage you."

Banded on 05/18. I am still sore right above my belly button (I assume this is my port). I only have 4 incisions and 3 of them are tiny and one is larger at my belly button. Directly above my belly button it is still tender. I know I am only 11 days post-op, but does this tenderness go away or remain at the site of the port? I'm mainly asking because I'm in law enforcement and have to wear a gun belt and am trying to keep my uniform and gun belt under my belly button, although it normally is right at my waistline at my belly button. I want to know if I can resume wearing the same pants or if I have to buy men's pants that may fit lower.

I was banded on 05/18, and up until Saturday (one week out) was doing very well with it. I went out to eat with my family on Saturday and ate a little bit of chili and then again on Sunday I ate some tuna. I am suppose to be on a "thick liquid diet" for 3 weeks but chili and tuna aren't liquid. That tuna was so good that I ate tuna again Monday and again today. I am feeling so guilty about it and am now reading all this info about if you "cheat" during your first few weeks then there are chances of slippage and the pouch above the band expanding. Now I'm scared and regretting all that I ate. I'm not over-eating, I'm just suppose to be on liquids for another week and a half, but I find myself so hungry!!

My guess is that you'd get a very large sized check from bcbs. I know the place I go to had said bcbs will send a check and they MUST bring it in and write it over to them. If the patient deposits the check then they charge them the full amount. They work "out of network" and don't negotiate with the insurance companies and then they write off the balance. Hope that helps but you may wanna make a phone call or two. I personally don't have bcbs.

Hi band twin! My mother got the band back in September and it seemed like her recovery wasn't quite as bad as mine. Her surgeon made 5 incisions, my surgeon made 4 incisions but one thru the belly button and that one is giving me a lot of pain. How many did you have?

Hi there. I just had lap band surgery on Friday, May 18th. I'm still trying to recover, I am still sore in my stomach. My surgeon went through my belly button and it is extremely sore and I can't put on my work pants yet. I've been struggling since I got out on Friday. I try to take the prescribed meds (Lortab elixer) but find it making me nauseous since I don't have much in my stomach. I was suppose to return to work today, but am still having a hard time getting up and down because of the pain in my stomach. I've read others say they're feeling great right after. I have lost 10 lbs since Friday but I find it very difficult to stomach anything I put in it. I have been drinking protein shakes, eating jell-o and broth. I hope I start to feel better and this is actually normal of a few days post-op. I look forward to sharing my story with all of you and hearing your adventure thru this process!