So my date is set for March 2nd. I'm pretty excited now! A weird question that I haven't seen anyone talk about...how much can you feel the band? Inside and outside? Well I guess the port is what you'd feel from the outside, but can you? ....and the band itself on your stomach...I can just imagine having this tight feeling all the time, so please fill me in on all the details.

We had quite the debate on this a while ago but I think I can feel my band on the outside of my stomach.

Its only when I've worked out really hard, and the muscles are all tensed and full of blood that I can. It may be a referred feeling from my port, but I do think I can feel it.

I can palpate the port when I touch my stomach but can't "feel" a band around my stomach. The level of restriction that you feel when you eat is determined by the size of the band that you get and your anatomy. The only time I know I have the band is when I am eating and get that full feeling... something I never had prior to banding.

No, I dont mean feel it as in palpate it with my hands. I can feel it on the outside of my stomach kind of thing. But its only after hard exercise, it could be anything really.

Can easily palpate port but an not aware of it otherwse. Can't say that I can feel the band other than restriction when eating

So my date is set for March 2nd. I'm pretty excited now! A weird question that I haven't seen anyone talk about...how much can you feel the band? Inside and outside? Well I guess the port is what you'd feel from the outside, but can you? ....and the band itself on your stomach...I can just imagine having this tight feeling all the time, so please fill me in on all the details.

I can't feel anything. I feel normal!:clap2:

I feel normal too - if I lay on my left side, i can feel the port but just walking around or sitting - I can't tell - which is awesome!

I've been banded for almost 2 years and dont "feel" anything internal other than restriction. I can see and feel my port it is very obvious now. My surgeon does not replace with a smaller port so I will go at a later date and get a smaller one by another surgeon after healing from tummy tuck if it really bothers. Exercise does make the restriction more for some reason especially doing ab work.

Good luck, dont worry you'll be great!

I don't feel it internally.

I sometimes feel something like the band from the outside, but logic tells me that it's much more likely to be scar tissue that has built up between my skin and the band.

I can feel my port. It feels like a button. But it isn't visible.

I can't feel anything. Post op i could feel the port but now i can't.

No tight squeezing feeling around my stomach...good to know! Feeling the port seems kinda strange...you can't see a bump can you? Just feel it if you're poking around that area? :rose: