Hey all!

First of all i am super excited to say i am an offical bandster!!!! I was banded OCt. 5th and feel really good. I have had a fairly easy recovery compared to some i guess. My question is...my port is obviously sore and tender as it should be.. but sometimes when i move a certain way..it feels liks something is popping or shifting in my side. It kinda freaks me out a little...so im trying to be careful. Im sure this is normal..but I would love some feedback if anyone has a clue as to what i am talking about Thanks

Plenty normal; don't worry too much over it! I still sometimes hear weird noises when doing sit-ups. Congrats on being banded!

I remember that feeling and I also sometimes feel wierd nosies. I was told not to bend at the waste AT ALL for 6 weeks. I absolutely did not either and I feel wierd things so it is normal.

thanks both of you!! I love this site...because everyone always has an answer to the weirdest questions!!!! Im sure its ok...just feels so weird...but i guess it takes some getting used to. I mean afterall i do have something implanted in my body

hi! its pretty normal, it feels kinda uncomfortable and a bit of pain when u move. im more than a month post op and feel a slight pain when i move on my port side

My port site stayed tender for about 6 weeks. I never really felt the popping but it was certainly tender. Mine is just a little to the side of my belly button right where my waist naturally bends. So I can feel it more when I bend over or sit forward some...

I just started trying to lay on my port side (4 1/2 weeks after getting banded) and it still does not feel too comfortable, so I'm going to give it more time. I also do not feel comfortable doing sit-ups or exercies where I'll use those ab muscles yet. I did not some leg presses last week and felt something weird in my abs, once when my legs were extended and stopped doing that exercise. I'm just really paranoid about messing up the port.

my port site is sensitive still, but not sore anymore. I have had a bad cold and coughing a lot which has made it a little more sensitive. My surgeon says it is normal for i to be sensitive because it is sewn to the fascia of the abdomin..basically tot eh wall of stomach muscles...so anytime you use those muscles it will be felt in some way.