Hello everyone, I am not new here but always have browsed. I just want to know can you feel the lap band,

I mean i no you feel the port, but when you cough our move ,or sneeze. See i drive a truck and I bounce all day

i will hate to feel that , do you no its there . I am due to get banded June7 and i have alot of question but this is

the one that always pop up. Do you feel as normal as before like its nothing there....????? hope this is not a dumb question.

Most of the time I feel normal like there is nothing there, but there are times when I can feel the band. It's like something bumps up against a rib or something. I know it's not the port at those times.

I can feel the port but it doesn't bother me in the least. Tha actual band you cannot feel at all. It should not have any effect on you truck driving job. The only thing about driving that I found is that I don't seem to have a bag of chips or a loaf of italian bread in the passenger seat next to me anymore.

The first week or two that I was banded I felt "something;" not sure if it was just the effects of surgery, or if I could feel the band inside of me. After that, the only thing I ever feel is the port.

not a dumb question, it was one of the first things i asked my dr when i met with him. after surgery, i could feel the band inside of me for the first 3 weeks and my dr said some people are able to sense that it's there (a definite minority though). it eventually went away. i can feel the port with my hand but cannot sense that there's anything inside of me there.

i don't think that driving all day would be a problem once you've healed.

Thank u for the replies , I got a sense of what it well feel like...nothing. Thank u eagerly waiting for June 7

I feel my port if I bend a certain way only. I have never felt the actual band.