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OK, I was banded last Wed, and my stomach still feels strange. It's not painful, but it's like I can feel the different organs and such. It is an ODD feeling. Occasionally, there is a pinch or a touch of gas, but mostly it just feels weird, both to the touch and the experience of it just being there. I was wondering when it is just going to feel like a belly again. Like I am hyper aware of my port and what I think is my band. Does that die down a bit after awhile, or am I always going to feel like I am altered? I imagine it must be something I either get used to, or something that subsides after the swelling is gone, right?

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I think what you are feeling is normal. I had discomfort for about 2 weeks after surgery. Not pain just odd ache. I could not physically feel my port ( with my fingers) until I lost 60 lbs. If you have any concerns you should call your doctor. Remember he didn't do the surgery for free :) Good luck on your journey.

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Me too for March 11th! The first few days were rough with constant nausea and dry heaves....my stomach still rumbles...just not as much.

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I was banded on 3/4. I did not have any nausea just lots of diahreeah. It just begun to stop a few days ago. The first week and half my stomach and digestive track made lots of strande noises. I still have this really green feces though. Not sure what to make of that but I've vowed not to return to the doctor til my post surgery date unless it's something urgent. To more directly answer your question I feel pretty normal now after 2 weeks.

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I was also banded on 3/11 and I have had the dry heaves and strange feeling in my stomach. My doctor put me back in the hospital from Sat. till Mon. running a ct, upper gi and an endoscopy, which were all of course normal. He has me doing reglan liquid 4 times a day and it helps with the dry heaves. Still have the wierd felling stomach though. Don't have any energy still. Thank goodness I took off work all of this week. Pray that I feel better for Monday.

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WHICH STOMACH?? It took a couple weeks for the rumbling to ease. If you drink when you feel these you will be able to get in all of your 80oz liquid each day. After the swelling goes down, All will go down easier. Give it time. Drink, eat all your good stuff, Water Frozen Protein Shakes, cold pudding warm broth. Heal, walk, drink, heal walk , and drink some more.

My stomach still rumbles now at 14 months out. No reason I guess, sometimes I may need to eat , sometimes it is after I eat. Sorta funny, and loud too. The noise is coming from your lower tummy, The one that gets the trickle from the nourishment you put in there. Good luck! A new welcome to all of you new Bandsters. Bandland , different than anywhere you have EVER been before..:lol:

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Thank you for this thread. I am 6 days out and I was starting to wonder if I made the wrong decision. The rumbling and the diarrhea are enough to wonder about that. The pre-op started that lovely "D" thing so I am starting to wonder if I have permanently messed up my intestines. I know my GI is going to be upset with me... oh well. I plan on taking Probiotics as soon as I possibly can. (probably in 2 weeks?) And benefiber whenever it is feasible.

Thanks for this thread!

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No. In essence, the stomach doesn't stop feeling strange.

But that said, it does get better... but my normal now is very different than normal was before the band. It is not a bad feeling, though I don't necessarily like it... but it is different. More rumblings, more pain when I eat, not as comfortable but alright.

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I was afraid of that answer. I was hoping the gas and the stuff would go away but you are saying it won't. I don't want pain when I eat. I already had that when I was on Byetta. Sounds like this is going to be worse.

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No. In essence, the stomach doesn't stop feeling strange.

But that said, it does get better... but my normal now is very different than normal was before the band. It is not a bad feeling, though I don't necessarily like it... but it is different. More rumblings, more pain when I eat, not as comfortable but alright.

Steve, have you asked your doctor about it? I only get discomfort and gas if I eat too fast or too much. I had an upset stomach twice when I chugged a bottle of Water after the gym. I really drank way to fast. Other than that I feel "normal"

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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