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I'm almost two years out, so all healed with no complications. Spent the past year dealing with breast cancer, but I'm all clear and approved by my docs to get back to life. Started working out again - doing the FitLinxx circuit plus cardio for the past two weeks and feeling good until I was doing pushups off a stability ball (lower abdomen on the ball - hands on the floor). Not surprising that I could feel my port, but the resulting nausea and trip to the bathroom with severe diarrhea sure was. At first I thought maybe I'd caught a stomach bug but I've felt fine and have been able to work out since, yet I can't shake this heartburn feeling in the back of my throat. My hiatal hernia was fixed at the time I had my band installed so this is the first time I've had this in a long time.

Could I have done something to my band while lifting? Anybody out there experience anything similiar?

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No, but I lift weights very vigorously a few times a week since one week after being banded. Also include stomach crunches. Never had a problem.

My port is very pronounced near the surface and I could never do anything on a ball due to contact pain.

Would you say your abbs are hard ?

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I hope you will call the doc to be sure it's nothing.

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Sorry - forgot to check back in...no, by abs are not hard yet! My port is very pronouced too - especially as I lose weight. DId a course of Prilosec as rec'd by my doc and am feeling okay and continuing on in my workout efforts.

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Wow lifting weights right after banding?! I was banded on Nov 2011 and still can't lift more than 50 lbs. I was just telling my daughter that I am going to start lifting because I need to get some strength on my abs as they are flabby because of children so closely born.

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