Hi All,

I'm worried that my band may have slipped

1)I have felt sore at the port area. left side, but I'm hoping it's just muscle pain from exercise.

2) I feel fuller than usual with less food. I have not had a recent fill.

I've been feeling these two things for the past couple of days. My surgeon is in another state, so I will see my primary care doc. I wanted to know if this is normal for other folks? Do you feel this and it goes away? I just want to get reassurance so I can stop worrying!

Thanks!!

If I were you I'd just CALL my surgeon. Depending on placement of your port, port pain shouldn't signify a slip.

I'm no doc however and even if I were, I'd suggest you contact your surgeon. Your surgeon knows your case and should be able to tell you what to do.

I'd call too.

But, as an FYI, if you are exercising strenuously it's possible that the muscles are just sore around the port. I shoveled snow last week (we got a foot) and I was sore up until a couple days ago... I mentioned it to my doctor on Friday and he said it was completely normal when exercising and using stomach muscles.

Keep us posted!

Yeah, ever since my first fill, my port site has been really tender. My mother had hers done March 11, 2008 and hers still gets tender now and again, without exercise to spark soreness. I dont think biologically a tender port site signifies a slip of your band, though it's possible it could be a slip of the port itself. (I dont know how likely that is, considering it's sewn to your abdominal muscle wall, or so I thought.)

When you have health matter issues, with all do respect, we are not doctors, thus you really should call your doctor regarding this matter and not your PC your bariatric surgeon.

I have found that primary care doctors are not as knowledgeable about the band as your bariatric surgeon.

Now, from what I have read on LBT, it does not sound like your exhibiting slip band symptoms. However, I am not a doctor either.

If you want to know what the symptoms of a slip band are, then either do a search with the tool bar on this forum or call your doctor.

I wish you the best!