Is it possible to feel the band?
Featured Replies
Join the conversation
You can post as a guest; create a free account to track replies, follow topics, and be part of the largest weight loss surgery community.
A better way to browse. Learn more.
A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.
Join BariatricPal free
You can post as a guest; create a free account to track replies, follow topics, and be part of the largest weight loss surgery community.
Find support for your bariatric or GLP-1 journey. Save helpful conversations and take part when you are ready.
Choose your email preferences on the registration form.
Already a member? Sign in
Since surgery, especially after drinking, it feels like I can feel the band. Am I nuts? Is it just the tightness of it since it's likely swollen from hiatal hernia repair? Or is it gas? It's not bad pain, just discomfort. The same feeling I used to get when I ate really oily foods pre-banding. What do you all think? Eating makes it go away temporarily.
I know the answer is to call the doctor (I will tomorrow morning), but til then, those who have been through the healing process, please weigh in.