I am 8 days post-op, and I have many little pains and sensations in my upper abdomen and chest. Do you actually feel your band inside? I am creeping myself out.

I'd appreciate your answers. Thanks for humoring the newbie.

I am 3 weeks post op today, and alot of the pain has subsided. The Dr. says alot of it is still air from the surgery. I do still have some port pain though. But have been told that goes away eventually as well.

You cannot feel the band itself. After the pain subsides, it won't feel that way. You will definitely "feel" the band once you get stuck for the first time. I'm not sure I should say you will feel the band because it really isn't the band you are feeling when you are stuck. Hope that makes sense.

Probably gas pains. I get them a lot. =(

For the first couple of weeks, you can feel things in your stomach, but now, I can't tell I have anything in there. all the aches and pains are gone I feel normal.

i worried about this before my surgery. not so much the band but i worried about being able to feel the tubing from the port to the band. i mean, its just "floating" inside the body, right? lol

anyway, i've never felt anything except my port.

Thanks for the replies. It gives me hope that I will feel "normal" again.

I can feel my band sometimes ..... it depends on how I'm sitting or laying. It's not that I feel it around my stomach, but more like I feel it up against a rib or something. I can feel my port more often..... like when I lean against something, but it does not stick out.

Dont feel bad about asking questions. No you dont feel the band. The port some people can feel but I still cant really feel mine. I sometimes feel the port after a fill or more the area around where the port would be. Its kinda weird but you will be fine once you heal!

On occasion I can feel the sensation that you are talking about. You will also feel the band when you go for a fill. Its the weirdest feeling and it always makes me a lil queasy but it only lasts a minute.

I feel my port CONSTANTLY. My bra rubs it and there are certian ways that I cannot sit. It sticks out and is very visible. Just last week I was scheduled to have it moved but the Dr wasnt convinced that it would be any different anywhere else. Guess I'm just going to have to live with it.