I had surgery July 2 and I am still very bloated. I actually weigh a few pounds more than when I went into surgery! Is this normal? How long does the bloating last?:confused2:

I gained 9 lbs the day of surgery...by 5 days later I had lost it and an extra 2 lbs. It will go away! Don't worry! :tt2:

It goes away quickly, don't worry too much about it.

However, you can speed it along and feel better if you can get some Water down. It is hard to just drink a cup of water directly after banding. It might help to always have a water bottle near and sip, sip, sip througout the day.

Some people are sensitive to the temperature of the water soon after surgery too. You might want to try warm (maybe with some chamomile tea), room temperature (goes down easier for me), or ice cold.

I too gained 8lb's after surgery. took a full 2 weeks before it went away. Now I'm down just over 23lbs. since the day of surgery (31 if I cheated and counted that gained 8lbs :thumbup:. so it can take a while. I've seen others who lose immediately. first time I went to the gym and got on the scale I wanted to cry... I was so bummed. As my DH said patience is a virtue it will go away and it did.

I have written several times before but still haven't heard from anyone who has the same port problem I seem to have - I am only 8 days post-op still swollen and bloated - I am not having trouble swallowing or anything like that - can even swallow my vitamins with almost no problem - my concern continues to be that my port sticks up so far I have this big goose egg lump sticking out that looks awful - I was told that it would not be seen and maybe not felt but it is very obvious where it is and I can feel it - It makes sense that as my weight goes down in my abdomen that it will go down but when it is all said and done and I am closer to my goal weight I do not want this round thing sticking out so it shows through my shirts. Thanks for any info you can give me.

Hi there Rangerfan, have you contacted your surgeon about this? To be honest I am still a newbie here, I have done a lot of reading and research on the banding and I haven´t heard about your problem before. I hope that someone else here can help you out with a positive answer. In the meantime, if this is worrying you, contact your surgeon so you get a straight direct answer. Let us know what´s happening.

I have my post-op followup appt with my doctor on Monday - will ask him but I am anxious to hear if I am the only one who has a big lump.

Hey Rangerfan,

I am 3 days post op and I can't see or even feel my port. My doctor assured me it's there, but I can't tell. You will have to check with your doctor ~ could possibly be swollen internally. That just doesn't seem right by all the stuff I have read. Good Luck to you and let us know what happens after you meet with the doctor.

Yes this is normal. Your body has just had a serious trauma/surgery! It is doing the best it can and sometimes that means it's hoarding fluids.

Just follow your doctors instructions very carefully, let yourself heal up inside and be gentle and careful with yourself. It will all happen in good time. Six or seven days from now you should feel much better. Call your doctor's nurse for further tips if you wish.

i have the same problem its like i have a big bump on the side where my port scar is right above it

Hi Everyone -

I was banded 6/30. I am very bloated too & I have that sharp pain in my left rib cage? I take at least 4 walks a day & am downing GasX...is this normal? & how soon wil it go away?!!

All of these symptoms will disappear in 4 to 6 weeks. Until then you'll have any number of things to contend with. Focus on living a healthier lifestyle instead.

My doctor told me yesterday he thought it would go away but it is still pretty sore and sticks up - he said I didn't have much "room" between my first layer of fat and my muscle or whatever and so it may stick out more on me than on others - it is very distressing - it is very obvious

I know what you mean, truly I do. I had three incisions of the five that had these stiff, very sharp "fishing line" looking pointed things sticking out of my skin! I was not amused let me tell you! I was hugely bloated and looked very pregnant and I was scared that anyone would hit me in the gut and break it all open. Finally one morning I got up and it had gone way down but it was not soon for me. I did not cut them, touch them or mess with them in any way per doctors orders. He told the truth though, it all really does go away, you just have to wait for it.

Lapband surgery is MAJOR abdominal surgery and the body has a lot to contend with getting healed up from it. Everyone makes very light of it and the recovery process involved but it's no piece of cake for the body to recover. Instead of worrying about this stuff, focus on how to eat differently, focus on changing your life now. The other stuff will fall into place when it does and your new life will be well underway by then.

How you change the rest of your life is the task at hand for you to handle.

wow I was banded on july 2 also and have lost 10 pounds how have u lost 22lbs so far