I recently lost my health insurance and have been experiencing pain where my port for my lap band is connected to my stomach muscle tissue , the pain started yesterday at work I used to see Dr Uchal but haven't been down to meet the new Dr's who took his place at Allegheny general in Pittsburgh pa. I didn't do anything to cause the sharp pains but itw lasted about an hour I couldn't even brush my hand over the area of skin on my belly withoutd sharp pain occurring . Then the pain was gone ! I was able to rub,push, and wiggle my port are without any pain but then last night it came back and is still there, my Dr's office called me back andd said I may have torn the stitches that holds my port in place ???? Any thought on this will help. Please note I've had my band since 2008

I think it depends on the type of band you have. The Lap Band is

held in place by sutures and sometimes mesh while the Reliant

band has little prongs that grab onto the stomach muscle.

Most surgeons, are currently pulling a bit of the stomach up

and stitching it over the band to prevent slipping. Some call

this "modified plication". Plication merely means to fold, and

applies to several types of surgery.

If your pain is really worrisome, see your doctor, which is obvious.

No one here can tell you exactly what's wrong. You should try

to have it examined under a fluoriscope, if possible.