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I actually had the same thing happen to me after I stupidly lifted a 30 pound dog only a week after surgery. I asked my doctor about it and he said that I probably tore some scar tissue and that it would take a couple months to truely heal that after 6 months I would for sure not feel that pain anymore. It actually was so bad at one point that I couldnt walk or twist or move in certain ways otherwise I would feel a sharp pinch where the port is. So what I did was I went to a drug store and purchased a gauze bandage to wrap tightly around my waist where the port was to hold it in place because I noticed it didnt hurt as much when I did that. I had it on for about 2.5 months before i could take it off and I no longer feel any pain at all. Try that and see it helps. You could just have either ripped scar tissue or irritation. The gauze wrap kinda helps keep it in place an heal faster I think. Well I hope that helped. If you still have pain after 6 months then I would be concerned.

Help! I don't understand this band. Whenever I eat I start off really tight and almost feel stuck but then when those first few bites finally go down it seems like I have no more restriction and can finish my meal like I have no band in me. What is going on? :w00t:

Yes that sounds like really good advice. Thanks again for all your help. Its good to know I am not the only one with this issue. :thumbdown:

oh thanks yeah i was thinking that i needed a fill. I mean after the first few bites go down I actually end up finishing the whole meal. I lose 25 pounds since my last fill so I guess it just loosened up a bit with the weight loss.

Does that mean I should go a little tighter?

Where is your sweet spot in a 4cc band? And on average how much do/did you lose a month? Any foods that you can no longer tolerate now that you are at your sweet spot?

just an update I just got another fill and I am now at 3.5cc in a 4cc band and finally I am starting to lose some weight. I eat small amounts and I feel there is hope once again.

Just as an update it has been about 6 weeks now since my surgery and a little over a month since I started feeling the sharp pains but I just wanted to report that it does get better. What I did was I purchaed a gaus from a drugstore and wrapped that around my waist where the port is to help with the pain and to keep it from moving and kept that on for over a month and now finally I no longer have the sharp pinches or pain anymore. I still have if I move around a lot a little achyness from time to time but its not bad. As a precaution I am going to keep my gaus on for another month just to make sure and my doctor thinks thats a good idea as well. Also I just got back from seeing my doctor and he said he can see nothing wrong that it doesnt even move so it could just be inflamation that can take months to heal with some people. So I just wanted to let u know that it does get better.

I had port revision done about 2 weeks ago and felt the normal soreness that comes from having that surgery so after a week I felt totally fine and healed but just yesterday which was day 12 from my port revisoin surgery I started to get some pains and pinches in the port area. What could be going on? I did lift a small dog yesterday that was about 25 pounds and I also worked out my abs about 4 days ago so maybe that is what is causing this. Will this pain go away? I am so scared!

Alicia99 I too have 3cc in my 4cc band and find that althought I at times get stuck I still dont feel full and as soon as the food goes down and gets unstuck then I find that I can usually finish the rest of my meal with no problem. Its like I was tight for the first few bites but then I loosen up when the food goes down. Does anyone else experience this? When I first got my fill I guess I was a bit swollen because I actually felt full after eating a small portion but then after 4 days it seemed to loosen up a bit and now I no longer get the full feeling that I first had with my fill. I am going for another fill June 3rd so hopefully they give me another .4 or .6 and that should do the trick. My weight loss so far has been very weak as well. Only about a pound a month.

Well I go back to the doctor in 2 weeks so I will let you know for sure what happens. In the meantime I find that if I put a wrap tight around my stomach that seems to help a lot with the pinches and pain. Its almost as if I am keeping it in place. I just had revision surgery 1 month ago and 2 weeks after surgery is when I noticed this pain. Its been another 2 weeks since and still not much better. I am hoping in 2 weeks when I see my doctor that he will have some answers for me. :redface:

hey heartfire I have the same pinch and pain in my port area too. I was just wondering if those pinches ever went away on their own for you or do you still deal with the pain? Did you require revision surgery to correct the issue? Everytime I move in a certain way I can feel a sharp pinch and I was just wondering what this could be. :eek:

Hi I have been having the same port pain that you describe. I have pinching and pain when I move or twist in a certain way. I was just wondering if your pain and pinching ever went away or did you require revision surgery? I have been having this for over 2 weeks now ever since I picked up a 35 pound dog. Well I hope to hear back from you soon. Thanks in advance. :eek:

Hey Zeama I just wanted to ask you if your stitch problem with your port went away. I ask because for almost 2 weeks now I have been having the same pain whenever I move or twist in a certain wait I get sharp pinches and pain around my port area and fear I may have pulled a stitch or something. I was just wondering what happend in your situation? Did it ever heal on its own or did you require revision surgery? Thanks in advance. :rolleyes2:

yup i think it means we need more of a fill and to eat slower and chew well so we dont get stuck. I want real restriction and wont stop till i get it.

So i have a 3cc in my 4cc band and I can eat a very small breakfast but come lunch or dinner I can eat much more. Also I notice that I can from time to time get stuck on certain foods like dry chicken or lettuce but as soon as it goes down I am hungry again. So do I need another fill? Is this normal? Has this happend to you and if so what did you do about it? Dinnertime has always been my weakness so I think I would have to tight during the evening for this to work for me.

If your doc wont max you out find someone else who will. You got this so you can feel restriction. Obviously you should do your part and eat right as well but the point of the band is for you to feel restriction. I know lots of people who max out their band and only then did they feel what restriction feels like. Make sure you get what you need and find someone who will do this for you. Good luck.

Where is your sweet spot in a 4cc band? Are there any foods you can no longer tolerate now that you reached your sweet spot? Also what was/is your average weight loss per month at your sweet spot?

Thanks so much for your replies. I think I will go in for another fill. Its good to know I am not alone. :thumbup:

I just had port revision done a little over a week ago and got a fill that same day. After my fill I noticed that I had decent restriction throughout the day but after 4 days the restriction seemed to lighten up. Was I just swollen or did the band just need time to settle down from surgery or my fill? I still get tight every morning but after lunch my restriction seems to fade. What gives?

i am at 3cc right now and not at my sweet spot going for another small fill and hopefully that will do it.

i always feel the saline going in. also make sure your fills r done under extra all the time otherwise u can get a leak. i know from personal experience.

ask the doctor to max you out. in fact your band can do a lil more than the 10cc it can actually hold another 1cc getting you up to 11cc. some people require it. i would try that and see if you start feeling something.

make sure no matter what you get your fills done under exray. i learned the hard way and had a leak and had to have revision surgery before i was able to lose a single pound!

it wasnt as bad as the first surgery to be honest i was just a little sore in my big incision for the first few days but was walking around for hours the day i had completed my surgery. so its not a big deal at all.