I have been banded since 5/28/13. I am doing great and have now lost 35 pounds, but just here recently I have noticed this "pinch" sensation around my port. I have no swelling, no redness, no problems with food or liquid just a gnawing hurt pinched feeling around my port. Any thoughts or anybody else ever have this feeling?

I have noticed if I don't sit up straight I will get a pinch around the port and down toward the lapband. I sit up and it is ok. I guess my 4th Grade teacher was right in telling me not to slouch or someday I would regret it! Not as much as I regretted have her for a teacher. If it is true and the good die young what can I say about her as she lived to be 105.

My Dr. explained it to me this way...the port is anchored to the abdominal wall....as we loose weight, our stomachs shrink and pulls on those anchor points..It only happened to me a few times, and then it was when I was actively loosing weight.

Sounds like you have irritated the port connection to the muscle. It should go away if you don't keep stretching it.