Just got banded on Friday, Aug 1st. I am still quite sore and the soreness has left me wondering what any of the assorted aches and pains actually are! I can't really tell if I am full or too full....it seems like one big pain! Anyway, I have some dull aches in the upper part of my back and am wondering if that is just part of the deal?????

redhead972

hello redhead, I'm Ida Kay from Virginia. I had Lap Band Surgery on July 3, 2008. I was in the same boat. I had a fullness a first, but after about a week out of surgery, it went away and i felt alot better. The upper back pain could be gas related.

Yes it is the deal at least it was for me! I was banded on July 31st and had pressure/dull pain in my upper back the worst on Friday and Saturday. Things that helped.... a warm heating pad, a massager on my back to create kind of a patting like a baby gets when they are full of gas. Some people say Gas Ex strips work but I have also heard that they don't desolve that type of air/gas/pressure.

In the morning I still wake up feeling empty but every morning I feel more and more like me. I will say my port incision was giving me a little trouble today just in terms I could feel it. Kinda felt weird. I hope that helps!

Hi I'm an Aug 1st also.. also wake up not hungry but an empty feeling. I feel my port incision. The others I don't feel at all. I'm still taking some pain med but very little. I wake at night every 4 to pee but go right back to sleep. Everyday better. I know when I need pain med when I kinda bend over when I walk. I think it is time for a nap. Talk to you later.

Surgery Date 08-01-08

pre-surgery weight( my highest) 256

Weigh in at hospital Aug 1st 2008 245

Hey Catherine, I can feel my port as well, it feel different. Have not had a fill yet. I have no pain now and I was banded on July 3rd. Thanks for responding to my message. keep me informed. Ida kay