I seem to be able to feel my band through my skin under my ribcage can anyone else?

I can feel mine rather easily, it is to the right and about three inches above my belly button.

Hello -

I was banded 11/06 and can feel my port (just above my belly button) but it's tipped so that it's not flat against my skin but pointing at an angle...makes for interesting adjustments! But along my left rib cage I can feel part of the tubing between the port and the band - this was confirmed by an xray this week!

Ennigmah

ennigmah, we have the same band-date! How many fills have you had so far?

I thought that was the band too, I was feeling to but it is actually the port. If I am laying on my side I can really feel it, it was so round and large I thought it was the band but it is the port. I can't feel the band both the surgeon and my PCP told me it is to deep internally to feel.

Hello -

I have lost count but probably 4 or 5 fills - I just had one this week after 9 months without one! And will probably get another one after the holidays... It's possible that that band can get "loose" with time because of changes in the fat/stomach under it. I picked up the book written by Mohammed Ali's daughter Fighting Weight: How I Achieved Healthy Weight Loss with "Banding," a New Procedure That Eliminates Hunger--Forever by [ame=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/102-8952640-6570518?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Khaliah%20Ali]Khaliah Ali[/ame] (Author). It was really affirming - reinspired me since I have been on a 9 month plateau. But, hurray, I am refocused!

Happy Holidays all!

Ennigmah

Actually - it 11/2006! Sorry to mislead you!

I CAn too... i was told its because i habe a thin abdominal wall.