Ok im 32 and have suffered with anxioty and panic all my life i am having the band in april my question is ...can u feel the band around your stomach? Im really freaking out my boss had it done a year ago and hasd lost over 100 pounds and has told me nothing but great things about it ....i found out today she has been out the past few days because had to have band removed due to alot of problems i guess she failed to tellme this cause she didnt want me to worry.im so scared i have never had any surgery,stitches or broken bones....need reassurance everything will be ok

Hello Helena,

No question is dumb. We here are all still learning. I had never had surgery before I had LapBand. I was terrified, but it was the easiest and best thing I have ever done. I had mine in Sept 2008 and have since surgery date lost 51 pounds. YAY! Anyway, maybe your boss had some type of other health issue where the had to loosen the band. Just remember everyone is different and may experience different issues or problems after their surgery. The main thing is do what your surgeon says and follow guidelines. Good Luck!!!

I cannot feel the band around my stomach. But I do feel restriction when I eat. I have lost around 37 pounds since November and have not had any major problems.

Sorry to hear about your boss in her troubles.

Good luck with the surgery!

I'm sorry to hear about your boss. Your question is a very good one.

I can't feel my band, but it does restrict the amount of food I can eat, so in that way, I know it's there. It did kind of seem a wee bit strange a time or two the first couple of days knowing the band was cinching my stomach, but still, it wasn't due to me actually having any feeling that it was there, it was the thought of it.

Hopefully, you'll have a psychologist appt prior to your surgery, so you can discuss this with a professional. If you were to have an issue with having the band, I really don't think it would be due to the actual sensation of the band itself. However, if this is something that you would mentally have an issue with, you certainly want to have it worked out prior to getting a band.

I do not feel the band around my stomach. There is no sensation of my stomach being squeezed. I have no awareness that it is there except for when I eat too much. And even then, it isn't the band I feel, but my stomach telling me I've had too much.

Ok im 32 and have suffered with anxioty and panic all my life i am having the band in april my question is ...can u feel the band around your stomach? Im really freaking out my boss had it done a year ago and hasd lost over 100 pounds and has told me nothing but great things about it ....i found out today she has been out the past few days because had to have band removed due to alot of problems i guess she failed to tellme this cause she didnt want me to worry.im so scared i have never had any surgery,stitches or broken bones....need reassurance everything will be ok

Do you have panic attacks and are you on medication and is it working? panic attacks are debilitating and unnecessary. Stay on your doctor to change prescriptions until you find a medication that works, different things work well on different people. But I do know why you pose the question; feeling trapped, suffocated and worrying if the band will make you feel that way.

YES. I CAN feel my band. not all of the time, but in the morning when I wake, I can feel the band. IT is NOT painful or uncomfortable. But, I can feel the tightness of where it is. No biggie, though.