One question I have forgotten to ask is "how does the band feel; I mean are you constantly aware of its presence? I understand that it makes you feel full faster, but other than that do you know it is there?

You have no idea that it is there.......other than the port you can feel if you push down on it. :biggrin:

No, I don't feel the lap band. I feel the same as before the band, and I only feel the port when I make certain movements, or when I sleep on my port side, but other than that I can't feel it!

I felt someone else's port and theirs was up higher than they say mine will be. Where they showed me mine will be is just below the waste line. Is it uncomfortable underneath clothes, or does it ever get tender?

Docs are different.. but I would NOT want mine in my waist line due to clothes (jeans) rubbing on it..... wouldn't really be a big deal until you started feeling your hipbones.. (and you WiLL!)

Mine at first was always being rubbed by my bra.. but not anymore...

and no I can't feel it........... although when something is stuck and it FINALLY passes through I can definately feel RELIEF!

Honestly you get used to it.......... boobs, pins, stints, splints, hips, knees, plates.......... its all really cool technology! But a port is not new.. my grandma had a port for pain meds 10 years ago.

You waist will get lower. Then the port will be above the waistline. Words straight out of my dotor's mouth.

It will be tender for quite awhile, but it does get better.

I felt someone else's port and theirs was up higher than they say mine will be. Where they showed me mine will be is just below the waste line. Is it uncomfortable underneath clothes, or does it ever get tender?

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Glad to hear that I will get use to it. Where they told me it would be was close to the waste line, but they said they don't do it up higher because of discomfort with bra's

Mine is under my bra line and I have no problems with it, I don't even feel it. When it was in my waist-line it gave me discomfort when I bent over, or pants rubbed on it.

My port is right under my rib cage and I never feel it, unless I am feeling for it :sad:. Since I have lost so much weight, it is quite close to the surface, but I can't see it sticking out under my skin at this point.

My port is also under my right breast. Most of the time, I have no awareness of it at all. However, like others, when I sleep on my tummy or at just the right angle on my side, I can feel it, and sometimes have to adjust my position so it is more comfortable. My kids and hubby think it is cool that they can actually feel my port.

I can feel my port easily. It's located just below my waistline. It gets sore if I do a lot of ab work at the gym, but other than that, I don't noticed it much.

I know MANY bandsters say they can't feel the band, but I can on occasion. Not all the time. If I eat to much sometimes it will ache. I have felt it poking against my ribs as well, but I have a very small rib cage and a big band. I'm also short waisted, so my ribs practically sit on my hips. The band sensation is up under my ribs, well away from my port area. It feels odd, but it doesn't really hurt.