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Hey all, it's me again. . . I was wondering, after you have the band put in, other then restrictions, PBing, etc, can you actually tell if the band is on you? Is there a sensation that there is an object attached to you? Just wondering. . thanks bunches! Everyone is great!:)

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No, not for me. I know that I cannot eat as much and I have to eat slower and such but that's the EFFECT of the band and that's what you want. Do I walk around AWARE of the physical band? No, not at all.

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Hey all, it's me again. . . I was wondering, after you have the band put in, other then restrictions, PBing, etc, can you actually tell if the band is on you? Is there a sensation that there is an object attached to you? Just wondering. . thanks bunches! Everyone is great!:)

I have not experienced that sensation. I have read that some bandsters are very aware of their ports, but not the band itself. Personally, I can't even feel the port at this point. Might be because most of my excess weight is in my abdominal area.

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No, not for me. I know that I cannot eat as much and I have to eat slower and such but that's the EFFECT of the band and that's what you want. Do I walk around AWARE of the physical band? No, not at all.

Perfect, that is what I wanted to know. . . thanks and by the way I LOVE your screen name! Makes me smile every time!:tt1:

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I don't feel the band, but feel my port everytime I touch my stomach, even through my clothes.

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Yes! NOw that I am losing weight I can feel the "port" which is about 6 inches north of my belly button just under the surface of the skin. I think I know just where it is so I can "feel"it more than someone who touched me but wasn't me such as a bfriend or husband...no worries tho. This is the least of it. Worry more about the things that follow ..such as getting the proper fills and unfills and when you are filled enough eating slowly and chewing carefully and learning the food you can not tolerate. !

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About a week ago I experienced a NSV: being able to feel my port! Prior to that, I hadn't a clue where it was. I have read that people can feel the liquid moving theough the tube when they have a fill, but I don't feel a thing!

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Oh yikes...you reminded me! When I get a fill I do feel the

liquid going down and it freaks me out. I have to close my

eyes when I get a fill and grin and bear it. I love my fill doc

and she makes it as relaxed as possible but those 5 seconds are

like chauk on on board!:)::

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What is an NSV? I'm still trying to learn the acronyms.

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never mind, I remembered.... non scale victory

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Hey all, it's me again. . . I was wondering, after you have the band put in, other then restrictions, PBing, etc, can you actually tell if the band is on you? Is there a sensation that there is an object attached to you? Just wondering. . thanks bunches! Everyone is great!:)

I can't feel the band per se but I can feel my port. What I can feel is the restriction from the band especially when I'm not paying attention to eating and I swallow something too big and it gets stuck! :lol: You'd think I'd learn! I'll get it soon enough... i'm still "new" at this! Loving the help the band is giving me... its my little miralce tool!:drool:

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I can't feel the band except when the doctor has pulled the Fluid for a check. It's not exactly comfortable, but it's not painful at all. When he's refilling after emptying my band is the only time I can feel the saline going back in. I can definitely feel it tightening then.

Occasionally, liquids make a squeaky sound when going through. Thankfully, it's not too loud and doesn't happen too often.

If I push air into my stomach, I can feel my port if I press softly on the area.

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NSV- non scale victory = "My clothes fit better but the scale doesn't notice" - My cholesterole is down 20 pts,, I can do a yoga pose I couldn't do 5 months ago, I feel so much more confident, etc., etc...the list goes on and the scale doesn't budge. scales are an inaccurate way of moderating health and fitness!!!!:)

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I agree with that! I haven't lost any weight since surgery, but my clothes are getting looser. I like to think that the "water weight" I lost during pre-op is being replaced by fat loss. Yes, that's a good theory.

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