I really need help. I tried searching for this but did not find an answer. I was banded on Dec 4 and caught a really really bad cold around the 22nd and thought I was going to not be coughing since I had all the other stuff. Well on Friday, I started coughing and got some cough syrup and that has calmed it down but now my stomach is so sore. It feels like I pulled a muscle. I plan to call my doctor but wanted to find out if anyone had ever experienced this and what you did.

Thanks in advance for all the responses. Its only been a little over three weeks for me and I am not sure if I have messed up something.

it's not that fragile.. call your surgeon for piece of mind but I wouldn't worry about it. You probably just irritated it a little and it's swollen up. It can do that for a year after surgery I've read.

Good question. I was banded 12/10 and am just finishing up a terrible sinus infection, tons of blowing nose, sneezing and coughing and I swear I can feel my band now evertime I eat or k. Plus my port site has swollen back up. Can't wait to see other responses.

Well, I have asthma and every time some one sick starts coughing around me when they're sick, I end up getting sick and end up with bronchitis etc. I have coughing attacks and a persistent cough that lasts around 3 months.. and 3 months of dr. visits. Lucky me.. I'm getting sick now..

Anyway, when you cough really hard you tighten your stomach muscles. You don't do this on a normal basis, so it's just like exercising basically, you get sore. Be more concerned if you get pains on your sides. That's when you have inflammation. If you have a persistent cough for more than 10 days, go to the doctor. Musinex DM is what my dr. usually gives me to start with, you can get it over the counter. Coughing can easily give you an ear infection or bronchitis.. so don't let it go.

I really need help. I tried searching for this but did not find an answer. I was banded on Dec 4 and caught a really really bad cold around the 22nd and thought I was going to not be coughing since I had all the other stuff. Well on Friday, I started coughing and got some cough syrup and that has calmed it down but now my stomach is so sore. It feels like I pulled a muscle. I plan to call my doctor but wanted to find out if anyone had ever experienced this and what you did.

Thanks in advance for all the responses. Its only been a little over three weeks for me and I am not sure if I have messed up something.

I had the same problem. Had a pretty bad cold and a horrible cough. You know those kinds of coughs that seem to come from deep within. I had that kind of cough for over 2 weeks. I started hurting in my stomach right around where the band is. I called my surgeon and spoke with one of his Nurses and she said that it more than likely was just a pulled muscle. She told me and I am going to tell you, unless you start having severe pain constantly, don't worry. If you start having constant severe pain, then, call and get an appointment set up.

Hope you get to feeling better!

I was banded on the 23rd of Sept 2008 and my mentor told me that when I needed to cough, to hold a pillow onto my stomach for extra support and that helped me tons!

Good luck

Shawna