I am a stomach sleeper and I feel it- wondering how others deal with it. Hard habit to break!

More importantly- does it do any damage?

boy I am so glad my port is where it is- in the middle- a few inches below my clevage area

I would go crazy if it were off to the side- there should be on a checklist of good questions to ask your dr. before you get this surgery done!

p.s. lulu- you look so awesome- you are exactly where I want and need to be! I posted in the excersice forum asking about the heart rate monitor strap and the port- maybe you would know since you workout a lot?

My port is lower right side few inches away from Rib cage. I was banded on 11/18 and still have to sleep with side pillow can't seem to do full on tummy just yet. I miss it :wink2:

Mine is about two inches above and to the left of my belly button. And I don't feel it at all. I was thinking on the same line as Lacey. I have about 28 more pounds to go to reach goal and I swear most of that is in my stomach, so I still have some padding there. Maybe those that are having difficulty have lost most of the weight in the area of the port thus lost padding (?).

Kacee,

The large chest and tummy is what trained me to sleep on my stomach. I couldn't handle that weight bearing on my chest when I was on my back and if I was on my side too long it made my back hurt.

p.s. lulu- you look so awesome- you are exactly where I want and need to be! I posted in the excersice forum asking about the heart rate monitor strap and the port- maybe you would know since you workout a lot?

thanks just banded,

i had barely any belly fat when i was banded (pear shaped - carried majority in hip/thigh/butt) and i had a lot of port pain once i woke up from surgery. my surgeon told me that he had to stitch it to a lot of muscle because of that. i waited close to 6 months post of to do any ab exercises - just for that reason.

i saw your post on the heart monitor. i haven't used one, so i didn't respond....but i will say this. my port after surgery was right above my belly button on the left side. after losing weight is has moved up to right under where my sports bra hits about 3 inches. it's intact (had it checked twice) - i just would really love it in some other spot. i plan on having that discussion monday w/my surgeon.