How Does The Band Feel

[Rosario_35 2]

Hello all Bandsters, i'm probably asking a dumb question but how does it feel having the band inside of you????

Still waiting for my surgery date

[BreBre 6]

My nurse who has recently been banded told me that the first two days, she could feel a tightness around her stomach. She states that she could feel it, along with her friend...but it's temporary.

[TKW 501]

I don't feel anything (except I can feel my port if i touch where it is located) Other then that, you can't feel it inside you.

[daisychains7 427]

It's hard to describe. I'm about a month out of surgery and can't feel the band in there most of the time. When I drink though, I can definitely feel the path of the liquids as it goes through my body though. Something I never felt before banding.

[Toddy 758]

I can feel absolutely nothing at all but my port. If I don't chew well, I get pain in my chest, otherwise, I'd never know there was a band in there.

[waitingpatiently 250]

I don't think I have ever felt the actual band...but like others have said....ican sometimes feel my food slow down as I eat and swallow. As for the port...I am able to feel it when I touch it. It is about the size of a half an egg. The only time it causes any discomfort is when I where certain pants (jeans) that cross over top of it...I will sometimes get a little sore by the end of the day. But other than that i wouldn't know I even had a band.

[jen_1381 446]

I'm about 3 weeks post op and I've never felt the band. The port, yes. It's on my right side, and I sleep on my right side, so in the mornings it can be a little sore. Nothing major, just if I push on it I may start feeling it once I move past mushies, but for right now I don't even feel it when I drink. Of course, it's empty still too.

[pink dahlia 2,513]

Its no big deal, if i run my hand over my stomach i can feel it if i press down a bit. its about the size of a quarter, hard, just below my ribcage. Most of my weight has come off my tummy area, (38 lbs !) so its easier to find now. Im so happy with my weight loss so far , i dont even care that there's a port in my side.

[lorena st 33]

I can sort of feel the band...it's like there is a bit of tightness on my left hand side, near the base of my ribcage. The port is easy to find, it is that hard lump just to the upper left of my belly button. I can feel it easily when I lie down. I can really feel the band, if I eat too much or too fast (I get an ache on my left hand side).

[Rosario_35 2]

Thank you all for the feed back it was good info.