Just a quick question. How long does it take for it to quit hurting to bend over? I have been banded for 11 days and I know it is going to hurt for awhile. I'm just wondering a ball park figure. 1 month, 6 months, a year?

I can feel a lump at my port incision and I'm sure that is swelling and healing which is good. I know it will hurt until that happens.

So, how long until you could bend over without thinking about it, and how long until you really couldn't tell it was there? I'm hoping soon it will quit hurting when my little angel kicks at me while I'm changing her diaper

TIA,

Steph

Probably a couple of months. Your port is the first thing to hurt and the last thing to heal. I'm a year out and I still get port twinges here and there.

You really shouldn't be bending from the waist anyway, you should be bending from the knees. What a weird kind of reminder, a port!

The lump is likely scar tissue and will probably go away after a few weeks. Then as you lose weight, assuming you carry a lot in your belly, you will be able to feel your actual port.

I agree with Wasa...a couple of months...I'll still feel my port if I wear high wasted pants or sit in a weird position!

Rain

I am 11 days out too. My port hurts a tiny bit when I bend too. It is not that bad. My 1 year old loves to crawl around on me and I have been guarding that area a lot. I have a hard spot there which I am assuming is scar tissue. It is a lot easier to bend now than it was last week. I figure it can only get better from here...