i'm still in the research phase trying to find a reputable surgeon. i do have a question though. i undersand that you may be able to feel the port but and you feel the actual band inside our stomach... like a foreign object?

Hi:

I can feel my port, but I cannot feel my band, and don't expect to ever be able to feel the band. My doctor told me the band is up under your rib cage.

Sue

I believe I feel my band, not like through my body, but its there, and I tend to rub my tummy after I eat. maybe its all mental. when I eat to much I feel restiction and have this slight tightness. Its hard to explain but it is there, I know its there and I swear I feel it. somehow. go figure

i don't mean to be able to rub your stomach and feel the band but to just feel it internally... like a foreign object in your body. does that make sense?

I have had my band since Feb 11th. I haven't felt it yet. I don't think you will but I don't know for sure.

I was banded on Feb. 15th and can not feel the band within my stomach. There is a feeling of tightness but I believe that will go away after I completely heal.

I can feel the band the same way I can feel my bladder...if that makes any sense. I know my bladder is in there and I can really feel it when it is full! But I can poke around all day long and never feel it from the outside. The port is different. I could feel it really easily right after surgery because there was swelling around it. Now, 4 months post-op I really have to feel around a lot to feel it. Nobody would ever notice it and if I get so skinny that it starts to show I will either get surgery to revise it or just wear stuff that covers it.