Friday, January 12th was my first day back to work. People I work closely with noticed that I lost weight which made me feel good. I have kept my lapband surgery a secret, even from my family and only two people know. Thank God for the hiatal hernia and this is what everyone knew I was repairing.

Wearing a business suit became a little painful towards the end of the day. I couldn't wait to come home and change to something more comfortable. And... as I was doing that, I felt the port for the first time! I was so scared, thinking I did something wrong, wondering if my pantyhose was putting pressure on it the whole day and now I could feel it. A thousand thoughts were going through my head and couldn't really relax. I kept putting my hand on it, trying to understand why on earth I am feeling it now. I am still very conscious about it today. I still keep putting my hand on it, slightly pressing it. I never realized that I can actually feel it. I honestly do not like that but now it's done. I certainly don't regret having the band, but if I can feel the port with such slight pressure, so will someone who is holding me or be intimate with me. Now THAT is a major problem! No answers on that one yet. I'll have to wait and deal with it when it happens.

Hey, I know what you mean about the port. I look down at my stomach, and the port is like sticking out. It's like I'm loosing weight on half my stomach, and the other half is growing. I sure hope that gets better.

At this point I don't see it, I can just feel it if I put pressure w. my hand on it. It was really bad on Friday and I thought it was from my suit. Over the weekend it got a little better, so tomorrow night, I'll see how it is when I get home from work. Mine, so far, is not sticking out and I hope it stays that way. Did you discuss with your doctor? I called mine yesterday and they told me that feeling it is normal. Everyone can feel it. That put me to ease a little.