I had lapband surgery a year ago. I have been very successful with it losing 43.5 pounds in a year. 5 days ago I started having port pain. It's very minimal, nothing unbearable. It hurts more when I cough, sneeze, or laugh. I have no other symptoms - no fever, no vomiting, no swelling, no redness. Yesterday I went in to see the nurse at my lapband doctor's office. She poked around on my port site and asked me a bunch of questions. She says that because I have lost so much weight, the port is probably shifting within the muscle wall and causing pain - kind of like a pulled muscle. I also have less cushion in there, which means I could have easily hit on something, pinched it or my 3 year old son could have hit it while picking him up or holding him. She said if it were an infection, I would have shown some sing of it (i.e. fever, redness, swelling, vomiting). She told me to take anti-inflammatory meds and call her back in 4 weeks. So I felt better when I left the doctor's office yesterday. But today, I think the pain is a little worse. But still no other symptoms. Is this normal? Has anyone else had symptoms like this? Should I be freaking out - because I am. I'm worried that I really do have an infection and my band will have to removed!!! HELP!

I had lapband surgery a year ago. I have been very successful with it losing 43.5 pounds in a year. 5 days ago I started having port pain. It's very minimal, nothing unbearable. It hurts more when I cough, sneeze, or laugh. I have no other symptoms - no fever, no vomiting, no swelling, no redness. Yesterday I went in to see the nurse at my lapband doctor's office. She poked around on my port site and asked me a bunch of questions. She says that because I have lost so much weight, the port is probably shifting within the muscle wall and causing pain - kind of like a pulled muscle. I also have less cushion in there, which means I could have easily hit on something, pinched it or my 3 year old son could have hit it while picking him up or holding him. She said if it were an infection, I would have shown some sing of it (i.e. fever, redness, swelling, vomiting). She told me to take anti-inflammatory meds and call her back in 4 weeks. So I felt better when I left the doctor's office yesterday. But today, I think the pain is a little worse. But still no other symptoms. Is this normal? Has anyone else had symptoms like this? Should I be freaking out - because I am. I'm worried that I really do have an infection and my band will have to removed!!! HELP!

Yes, this is common. I have had my lapband for 3 years and it is painful at times. I defintely have pain when I hit that side of the stomach on something. I have no other symptons

have you done something recently that is new....gardening, racking, etc? That could be the cause. I get a pain in my port area when I do an activity I've not done before (or recently). If it gets much worse or has new symptoms, call your doctor.

I was banded 6 mos. ago. Had no port area pain after the initial few days post surgery were over. Then about 5 or 6 weeks ago my port area was sensitive to mildly painfull for a few days. There was no redness or swelling. My surgeons nurse, as well as a couple of other long term bandsters I know, said this happens occassionally. But as long as there is no redness and/or swelling then don't worry about it. I did worry me and then after 2 or 3 days the sensitivity in my port area disappeared just as quickly as it appeared.