I was banded 4/15. Most of my 230 lbs sits in the upperhalf of my body. I realized this after my first day back at work when all the pressure of my body felt like it was pushing on my port. Jeans are out of the question. I can hardly walk after I sit in jeans. Still starving, havent lost in over a week. No restricition. not worried though as my dr. assured me after my fill this will all be over. I want to start exercising. But I still cant bend over w/o pushing in on my port site. When did you become completely pain free in your port area? Also what is the time line between your 1 and 2nd fills? I just feel aggravated thats others feel up to exercise when I still wince getting up and down.

I still feel pain in my port area once in a while when I bend over or move in weird position. It's a sensitive area that takes a long time to heal. My port also sort of bulges out quite a bit....Dr. said that would go away with weight loss. What you are feeling sounds normal as far as what I've read here. Take care!

my surgery was 3/27, and when i went for my first fill, my doctor said i will be having soreness for along time. it was the most painful thing after my surgery. make sure you are watching for infection, and if something doesnt feel right, call your surgeon IMMEDIATELY

Hi, I was banded on 4/14 and I had an appointment with the doctor on the 28th of April. He told me not to wet the port incision at all and to shower backwards or wipe around it. My port hurt for a while, but as of this week, it is fine. I worked out on several machines in the gym Friday with no pain. My doctor also told me it takes 4 to 6 weeks for it to completely heal. It will get better, be encouraged.

Hi, I was banded on 4/14 and I had an appointment with the doctor on the 28th of April. He told me not to wet the port incision at all and to shower backwards or wipe around it. My port hurt for a while, but as of this week, it is fine. I worked out on several machines in the gym Friday with no pain. My doctor also told me it takes 4 to 6 weeks for it to completely heal. It will get better, be encouraged.

Yeah I was banded 4/9 and still have weird pain radiating from the port site to even my mid back- it almost feels like kidney /organ pain- especially when sitting for long perids of time so I think it takes a few months...there is a foreign object in your body so its probably a little pissy about it still...if bodies can get pissy...haha

Yeah I was banded 4/9 and still have weird pain radiating from the port site to even my mid back- it almost feels like kidney /organ pain- especially when sitting for long perids of time so I think it takes a few months...there is a foreign object in your body so its probably a little pissy about it still...if bodies can get pissy...haha

Ok the past couple of days Im having REALLY sharp port pain right on that area when I move certain ways/twist or bend. It almost takes the wind out of me- anyone else having this?

This happened the first few times I tried to wear Jeans. Even though I had lost some weight. My incision is right under where your jeans fasten. Could this be why or have you been wearing jeans? I noticed you've lost twice as much weight as I have. I lost 13 the first week then no more....... did you have a fill or anything? My doc says they sutured the port to the abdominal muscle. You could have pulled on a suture?? I'd call doc. Congrats on your weight loss.

i'm having the exact same problem. it started yesterday and hasn't gotten any better today. my doc says it's normal. i haven't had much pain near my port for over a week, but this really hurts. it's like a sharp stabbing pain right at my port. is that what yours feels like? i'm really kind of worried.

I had pretty sharp pain from my port site all the way to my belly button. It lasted exactly one month and then finally went away..

it was really sharp and burning, esp when sitting up (like driving) and yes driving hurt for that entire month too...

Now I have zero pain and am SO grateful...I called my Dr many times throughout that first month thinking something was wrong and he kept telling me that everyone heals differently and that it was my port pulling on the muscles he had sutured it to....

Hope this helps....I know a lot of people has posted that they don't feel 100% for about a month or so...I would agree w/that..

Take it one day at a time..it will be worth it!!

Good luck!

Erika

Goodness, I wonder if that is what I'm experiencing now. I thought one of my wounds did not heal well (they used non-stitch bandages on my wounds) and one of them came off. It looked like it was infected, so i cleaned it all up and went to the doc. this morning to complain. I too am having a sharp stabbing, pricking, pinching sensatation.. but he said that my wound is healing, perhaps because the wound was still slightly open, but its already scabbing and closing.

hmm. I don't know where they put the port! I should have asked, if that what it was. I press against the wound tightly with the palm of my hand when I get up and sit down so that it won't hurt. ..

I don't know if its just the wound opening, healing.. or if its the port!!

I have been banded for a little over 4 months, and my port hurts every now and then, especially when the weather is crummy. Like today in NY, I couldn't get too much food down all day and my port area was sore.

I think its going to happen on and off from now on.

My port area hurts if a move a certain way or lift something. I realize not to left heavy things but does it hurt when the doctor puts the saline into the port if you are already sore? Hartsdream

Banded March 27th, first fill due on May 12th:huh2:

I still feel pain in my port area once in a while when I bend over or move in weird position. It's a sensitive area that takes a long time to heal. My port also sort of bulges out quite a bit....Dr. said that would go away with weight loss. What you are feeling sounds normal as far as what I've read here. Take care!

My port sticks out, and it sticks out more and more now is on my waist line, my specialist said unlike your one told you that the more i lose the more noticeable, and yep you can see it more and more,lost 67lb so far.

I am pretty much pain free now, but I still feel some twinges. I was banded 3-24-08 and I was still in pain about 5 weeks out. I was worried that it was unusual but the doc said its not uncommon for some people to feel pain for several weeks after surgery. It will go away!

Tracy