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I'm 10 years out and have mostly maintained my weight loss for 9 years now. My band is tight because I need that amount of restriction to keep the weight off. Every time I loosen the band, I immediately gain 20 pounds. Then I tighten it back up to get the weight off. I decided about 2 years ago to just keep it tight and stop the up and down with those 20 pounds. I suffer from malnutrition and hypokalemia as a result of the band but still wouldn't give it up for anything. Managing malnutrition is far easier than managing the multitude of problems that obesity leads to.

I often have this problem, too. Sometimes the pain of the spasm is so severe that I nearly double-over. I talked to my doctor about it, and she believes the port is probably irritating a nerve. The more active I am, the worse it is. Fortunately, it's not a constant condition. It comes and goes. I might have a week or two with a lot of spasms and pain, and then I'm fine for a month or more. My doctor suggested I take tramadol for a couple of days if it gets bad, and that does actually help. Personally, I don't consider this a health risk - it's an annoyance and an inconvenience.