I just got my lap band on Tuesday 10/19/10. My area where my port is hurts so bad and I feel every little movement hurts it even more. They found a hernia while putting in the lap band that they corrected. I was really sore the 1st few days but I did what the doctor wanted me to do. When I went home I was more sore then when I was in the hospital. The pain is still there but it is easing up. Can anyone give me some advice. :blushing:

That soreness where your port is will get better! My port hurt so much I couldn't lay on my side. I'm 3 months out and one day the pain just stopped (and no it didn't take the whole 3 months for it to disappear). Hang in there...you will feel better soon. :blushing:

I just got my lap band on Tuesday 10/19/10. My area where my port is hurts so bad and I feel every little movement hurts it even more. They found a hernia while putting in the lap band that they corrected. I was really sore the 1st few days but I did what the doctor wanted me to do. When I went home I was more sore then when I was in the hospital. The pain is still there but it is easing up. Can anyone give me some advice. :blushing:

I had mine done on the 8th and I thought that the pain would never stop. The best trick that I found was applying an ice pack..20 minutes on/20 minutes off. My surgeon stitched that port to the muscle and probably yours did too to hold it in place. I still have some tenderness and slight swelling but it has gotten better, it just will take some time. Hope you feel better soon...

Thank you for the encouragement.

Thank you I will try that.

I was banded on the 15th Oct and had hernia repair at the same time too. 10 days out and I feel so much better. I can feel the area with the port but its just tender now. At night I would use a heating pad for about and hour before bed. I haven't had to in a few days. Im sooooo happy I can now roll around at night and sleep on my tummy. Im still tender and if I move to fast I feel tight so I just take it slow. But each and every day I feel a little better.

I was banded on Oct 4 and I didnt really feel to much soreness at first then I started to feel this stinging kinda pain that would come at random times. That freaked me out!!!:laugh: The doc told me that was just my port healing and getting a little tug here and there. Someone suggested I use a heating pad and that really worked for me. Doc told me little by little I would feel it less then just forget about it. And a few days later I realized that I hadn't felt it again. :biggrin:

I hope you're feeling better really soon.

I was banded the same day. The only place I'm sore is where the port is, but it really is improving. I noticed this morning that I was sleeping on my left side, so that's good. I think we just have to be patient. I'm a little nervous about returning to work tomorrow, because I have a pretty active job. Good luck!