LMommy

I was banded on 10/17/11. My recovery has been pretty uneventful. I have lost about 26 lbs so far. However, yesterday I woke up in the middle of the night with severe pain around the area of my port. I have a rather high tolerance for pain so this concerns me. It hurts to move and I can't take a deep breath without extreme pain. I had my surgery in Mexico and left a message for the surgeon this morning but I'm scared something is really wrong. I did work out on the elliptical earlier that day and did some stretching but I had no immediate pain. Is this pain normal? Does anyone have any thoughts? Thanks!

Thanks jakealta! I certainly hope that's all it is. I'm very worried because it hurts so bad. I'm going to try the hot towel treatment ASAP. I have a call in to my doctor, but, again, he's in Mexico, so I don't think he'll offer much help immediately. This is also discouraging because the elliptical is my favorite cardio machine and I have gotten back up to 45 minuties. Maybe I did over-exert myself. I was also looking forward to getting back into the Insanity workout around 6 weeks post-op but perhaps that's a bit too soon if I can't even handle the elliptical. Thanks again for the info!