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Ok. I was banded last thursday, I am feeling really tight in my sternum area.

Regular pain in port area as described by everyone but the band pain, when i sit down, stand, rollover, it suddenly will take my breathe away.

I am having a hard time telling if i am hungry or if this is bad, the barium said all was well and i have not vomited at all( thus disturbing the band)

Is this normal? Am i being a little over sensitive? It hurts also when i breathe in deep. But it is definalty the stomach.

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You're experiencing normal post-surgery pain, and in a few days it will be WAY better if not maybe even gone entirely. Just take things slow, rest a lot, and stick strictly to the postop diet your doctor gave you. You'll be fine!!

Contgratulations on your banding and welcome to LBT! :biggrin1:

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Thank you. It weirds me out that i put something IN my bosy, but i am still happier then cutting UP my body. I think i am being a little sensitive.

Thanks for the support. Esp from some one as experienced as you are! I think i needed that reassurance.

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What you could be having is residual gas pain. During laparascopic surgery, they literally blow you up with all kinds of air so the doctors can see what they're doing. That gas doesn't all come back out and stays in there. Generally your body absorbs it and gets rid of it. It takes some time and by walking around, it helps the body disperse and absorb it faster.

I remember mine like it was yesterday. Sometimes I really felt such pressure in my chest I thought I was having a heart attack. I couldn't catch my breath and occasionally it brought me to tears. Position changes did nothing for it and tylenol barely touched it. It got better every day as long as I kept active, walked a little more each day and then it just faded away. As I recall, mine lasted a little over a week.

I also remember having a real hard time distinguishing between the constant bloated feeling I was having and hunger. Remember, this too shall pass. It will get better every day and the next thing you know, you'll be a new you.

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Ahhh... you describe it perfectly! Ok. Well at least i know it is just a time thing. I never thought of the gas pains being in the front just the back and shoulder. Thanks. I was afraid something was going to fall out LOL

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This very thing happened to me to the tune of me going into the office, Its gas. Yeah gas. I thought i was having some major heart problem or lung problem. Took my breath and I seemed to struggle breathing a time or two. I relaxed quickly though and it went away forever quickly. I panicked I guess.

Hoping for more than a week off work I guess!

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