just started back at the guy. nothing insane, just treadmil. after about 30 mins of walking at 3.7mph i felt like taking it to a job. so i bumped up the speed and started a jog. after a couple of minutes i felt some pain in the port area.

not a huge pain, but def a weird feeling. i dropped back down to a walk and was cool.

anyone have reasons as to why i felt this? has anyone felt the same thing?

You did the right thing. You are very newly banded and should not do anything that causes any pain. I still don't do crunches. I'm 10 months out. I am thinking I will never be able to do them. I've had a tummy tuck though and I'm not a spring chick anymore so it's all good.

You probably overdid it a little - I was only allowed to walk for 8 weeks after surgery - no running, no eliptical, no weights... Once I started back with my trainer after the 8 weeks, I could do everything I could do before surgery. It has been 7 months since my surgery and I still occasionally feel port discomfort (it feels like muscle strain, and I guess it makes sense since they attach the port to the abdominal muscle and you work that muscle out) I was assured that after waiting the 8 weeks there was NOTHING I couldn't do!

When I really work out my abs, my port will be sore for a day or two. I'm 6 months out and it's still that way. I also do deep water aerobics. They recommend that you wear a floatation belt. I can't. The belt sits right on my port and hurts like hell. So I work out without it. It's double the workout trying to stay afloat, so I don't mind. But as I lose weight I become less bouyant and the workouts get even harder.

I'm with everyone else. The emphasis for the first couple of months is healing. So, if you walk on the treadmill, go slow. I know it's sometimes different for men, but for me, I am on for a 1/2 hour at 1.5 mph. You think you're not doing anything, but you are. The walking at the beginning is to help circulation, to help healing, and to remove gas.

I have a recumbent bike was not allowed to use it at first- I guess it's too much stomach involvement or something. Today was first time and I felt it. I could have gone on and on but I stopped after 12 minutes. There's no need to push. Still used up 91 calories, and since I'm eating 800 -900, that's fine.

Be careful!