has anyone experienced vague pains and aches in abdomen specially near rib cage unrelated to eating and burning sensation near the port ?

and does the band get tight with change in seasons ? ever since winters have set in i feel some tightness in my upper abdomen near rib cage in morning which goes when i have soem hot tea

I have had the burning sensation by the port. I still get twinges here and there also. I don't know if the seasons make a difference with the band, but I do know that it is very tempermental. I tend to get really tight after exercise. Many people are tight in the morning, and you are doing exactly what they recommend, drinking warm liquids. Good Luck with your band!

I had some miniscule, non-specific aches and pains for the firt couple of months, but everything is fine now.

Tightness in the mornings is there when I have good restriction and drinking something warm helps (drinking something cold has the opposite effect). If you still have a little stomach swelling from surgery or are reaching your sweet spot for restriction, this is not uncommon.

i think im running into this, but its very painful like some one kicked me in the ribs. i was thinking maybe i had torn some sutures where the port is attached to muscle. or maybe just pulled some muscle. i'm calling the doc 2morrow to ask. its been like 2 days now.

i think im running into this, but its very painful like some one kicked me in the ribs. i was thinking maybe i had torn some sutures where the port is attached to muscle. or maybe just pulled some muscle. i'm calling the doc 2morrow to ask. its been like 2 days now.

Has this gone away? I'm experiencing the same thing. Thanks!

mine and my wifes ports are close to or under the largest scare in the center of our abdomen......We go to gym almost daily and have not had any port problems, we are 6 and 7 weeks post-op.

I'm three weeks post-op and I'm having wierd pains in my left lower abdomen, not near my port, but around one of the incision sites. At first I thought it was just gas or constipation, but I'm fairly certain that it's not. Sounds like others are having similar pain, so I feel a little better about it.

hi I'm almost a yr out and I have been having some sharps pains that come and go under my rib cage on the right side its very annoying...is it the weather?

I am not sure about weather changes as I am too newly banded, but I notice a big difference in the morning with tighter restriction.

Has this gone away? I'm experiencing the same thing. Thanks!

its better, i started taking it easy and it calmed way down, so i think i just pulled something. i didnt go to doctor.

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I get a pain in back like someone has a grip on my spine and then severe stomach pain just under my ribs like someone has thier hands under there sqeezing. Does anyone know what this could be? My dr told me he doesn't think it has to do with the band but I have never had this since being banded.

i think im running into this, but its very painful like some one kicked me in the ribs. i was thinking maybe i had torn some sutures where the port is attached to muscle. or maybe just pulled some muscle. i'm calling the doc 2morrow to ask. its been like 2 days now.

I logged on to ask about this. Sharp pain just above the scar where the port is, sometimes further to the right by my rib. I've been really good about following the doc's orders, even on Thanksgiving. I'm going to try the warm liquid and hold off calling the dr for a couple more days. I thought I'd pulled something. Also, I have what appears to be the end of suture sticking out by where the port is. Anyone else have that? Think I can just clip it off?

It could have something to do with your gallbladder depending on which side the pain is.

Shawna