I have had this feeling behind my chest/breast area that feels like the band has tightened or constricts. After I have eaten a salad. Not painful, just uncomfortable. My initial thought was maybe I took to large of a bite or ate to fast. Then I thought it was the famous gas. The discomfort happened b4 and went away. This time it lingered for a day or two. Has this happened to anyone else? Weird feeling!

I have had this feeling behind my chest/breast area that feels like the band has tightened or constricts. After I have eaten a salad. Not painful, just uncomfortable. My initial thought was maybe I took to large of a bite or ate to fast. Then I thought it was the famous gas. The discomfort happened b4 and went away. This time it lingered for a day or two. Has this happened to anyone else? Weird feeling!

I cannot exactly know what you are experiencing, nor do I know your Hx, when you were banded, any fills, restriction, experience with stuck episodes, etc....

Since you refer to "Gas pains" I can assume you we're banded recently since that is post-op complaint.....

I have had pain like that, and have had it linger for a day or 2....

In my case, it was swallowing something I should not have been eating in the first place, probably not chewing enough, and maybe a too,large of swallow...all of the above....

The pain is slight trauma to the band as the food passed through...IF it passes through at all....

Imagine someone punching you in the arm.....it's going to linger for a while....

I have also had food sit there for quite a while also....but my situation is not as everyone else's is, and I doubt yours....

In any event, knowing I made have irritated that area, I am sure to take it easy for a while......not to over use the area and perhaps cause additional damage...

But that's me.....again, I cannot actually know your situation.

I think you may be right. I will try to take it easy for a minute. Because it just happened again. I only had some pumpkin seeds and soup and it happened again. In my case maybe I just can't do the seeds and hard ruffage stuff! And yes... Banded 11/29/12.