Hi to all! I had my lapband for almost 2 yrs now and doing pretty well with weightloss. Here is my problem...Some nights when I lay down in bed on my back and press on my stomach, about where my band would be, I feel like a hard knot that hurts like a bruise or a like when you break a blood vessel in your hand. It's pretty localized and I only feel it at bedtime so far.

My dr. says I'm too compusive about my band and worrying about complications, but I just can't bear the thought of losing it and gaining all my weight back.

Has anyone else out there ever experienced a pain like what I decribed? I know I do worry too much, huh? :confused2:

I don't sleep on my stomach so I don't have that pain, but there is an area called the xyphoid process that people often confuse with the band because of where it's located and its prominence as weight is lost. When you lay on your back, it's the big "bump" kind of where your ribs come together.. the "tail" on the sternum. Is that about where you're hurting? A lot of people don't know it exists, lose weight, see it poking out, and absolutely swear they can see/feel their bands. It's made of softer stuff, so I'd think it would be entirely possible to have it be a pressure point when sleeping on your stomach.

Just one thought...

Edited April 30, 200818 yr by Wheetsin

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Thanx for the quick reply...I do sleep on my stomach, but this was when I was on my back. I don't even know what posessed me to press on my stomach, but I did and that's when I felt the pain. It is slightly to the left of center, right over where my stomach should be.

Just below the rib cage. You may be right about feeling something else because there is less fat there now. haha!