I was banded 12/22/09

So I'm not even 2 weeks post op but when I move or bend or something like that I can feel the band! I feel it pull a little so I stop that movement right away. I'm not doing yoga or nothing, but I notice at times I can actually feel it. It feels a little like something is scratching in the inside. Is this normal? I don't feel the port from the inside out but I do the band.

Welcome.

You are probably feeling the pull of the sutures where the port is attached to your ab muscle. I know I did and it lasted for a good 4-5 weeks before that feeling went away.

I know the general area of my port, but I really can't feel it.. the surgeon must have really implanted it deep under my fat!!

I felt the pull also for a few weeks and it went away. I can really feel my port now. You can actually see it sticking out when I lay down. Makes it easier for the doctor to stick the needle in. Yeah!

I was banded 12/22/09

So I'm not even 2 weeks post op but when I move or bend or something like that I can feel the band! I feel it pull a little so I stop that movement right away. I'm not doing yoga or nothing, but I notice at times I can actually feel it. It feels a little like something is scratching in the inside. Is this normal? I don't feel the port from the inside out but I do the band.

I'm glad you asked this question. I was banded on 12/15/09. I feel like something is "rolling" (for lack of a better description) when I bend over I was wondering if what I am feeling is normal.

- Val

I felt mine. Especially the tubing, it felt "snakey". I asked my doc about it at the first check up and he told me eventually scar tissue would form around the band, tubing and port. So far it seems to be true. I do not notice the feelings of movment inside me anymore.

Thanks all! I was getting worried.

The pain is under my left breast to below my rib cage. And yeah, it feels like pulling. It's no where near my port so thats where my concern was.

Sometimes I run my hand along my ribs under the breast and it hurts to even touch. Weird.

I'll be patient (or at least try to be)

I was banded on 12/9 and I don't feel a thing.

For several weeks following surgery I felt that something was "different" inside me, but just today I was thinking that I don't feel anything now.. feels just like a part of me, the only thing that feels different is I can now move around easier, and feel more limber after losing 45lbs! I am looking forward to feeling even better as the pounds drop!

Wow, I never felt anything except some muscle pain where the port was stitched on. But, even that is feeling much better now that I'm a couple weeks out.

Welcome.

You are probably feeling the pull of the sutures where the port is attached to your ab muscle. I know I did and it lasted for a good 4-5 weeks before that feeling went away.

I know the general area of my port, but I really can't feel it.. the surgeon must have really implanted it deep under my fat!!

I cannot feel my port either. The only thing I feel when I bend over is my largest incision stretching. YUCK!

I will find out where my port is tomorrow when I go to my follow up!

I am about 6 months post-op and sometimes I do feel like the band is catching on or at least touching my lowest left rib. I also feel it sometimes when I lay on that spot to sleep. It's very strange.