Hi,

I was banded on April 25th (almost 3 weeks) I am feeling pretty good, but I have this intense pain when I barely even bend at the waist. It even really hurts to sit! Its near, but not where the port is. (I think) It is pretty bad pain.....like maybe a 5 or a 6. Did anyone else have this. I am kinda hesitant to call my doctor because they will just think I am being a wimp. I went to see him 1 week post-op because I had searing pain.......... I think maybe they think I am just a huge whiner...LOL! But I am not, really! I had all three of my daughters without any pain meds at all! There is a big hard knot directly under the incision where the port was put in...Is that normal? I love my surgeon, but I wasnt given much info on what to expect after surgery....HELP!!!!!:help: :help: :help: Anyone?

Thanks so much,

Janette

PS. I have lost 27 lbs including pre op diet! yeah!

I was banded 4/27 and still have pain bending over, especially picking stuff off of the ground. But I wouldn't say it's intense. It gets better each day. I think it's my port area healing. Sometime's it feels like there is a huge lump in there. It's on the left side of my rib cage so when I lift my left leg up to put on my pants or socks it still hurts. It does get better each day so I'm not worried. You should call your doctor just to give yourself some peace of mind. You are the consumer!

I am also 3 weeks out from surgery and I don't have any pain when bending, however I feel like my stomach muscles are sore on the opposite side from where my port is--weird. How are you guys doing with eating? Sometimes I feel like I can't eat a thing and sometimes I can eat everything.

You are bending from the waist, you need to start practicing bending over like a normal size person... IOW, don't bend over, bend from the knees. You WILL have pain bending over.

The knot you describe is likely from scar tissue. Most people swear up and down it is their port and if you try to explain to them it is scar tissue they will do anything to convince you THAT is their port. LOL They will even swear they called their doc and their doc said that is the port. Yet they are on LBT asking what that lump is.

Point being, it's scar tissue. You'll find that in a few weeks it will go down and be forever gone.