Hi everyone, I can tell by reading the messages you are a caring group. I was banded on March 26th and it has been no picnic so far. I have terrible pain in my port area, really burning hot when I move wrong. Seems to be anytime I use the muscle right there. Any thoughts on this? I am 57, a nurses aid, wife and grandmother. Love most of my life and thats why I wanted to do this and loose the tired half of myself. I hope to loose 130 lbs more, down 20 from when I started this whole thing. I had Dr. Ray Kruger from the Southcoast group in Wareham for a surgeon.

Marie-

I believe they actually stitch the port to your muscles to keep it in place. I had a lot of pain in my port area and it is just now, 3 weeks later, starting to get better. I was worried about infection and the doctor told me that I should watch for a fever and the area around the port incision to get red hot. It is almost completel healed right now but I still have pain on occasion. I am sure it will be a few weeks before all the insides will be healed.

If you really think the pain is unusually bad you should call your doctor. I am sure the doctor would rather you be extra cautious instead of letting something go and it turning into something much worse. I always say, trust your instincts:smile2: