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Hey everyone, just had a quick question. Where is everyones port located and how many laproscopic locations did your sugeon use. Mine is just to the right and at about the same height as my belly button and my doctor only used 2 incisions to do my surgery. Also did anyone have a choice of where thier port was put. Thank you in advance for your answers.

Yes, I have been able to feel it. It does feel weird, and its still sore since I was just baneded 1/23/09. Were any of you able to pick where the port was positioned? I kinda of wish I would have and I would have put it a little to either side below the ribs. The current place makes it difficult to wear pants. Oddly enough although I have lost about 12 lbs. my waist size has not changed much. Anyone else have this problem?

Hello everyone. My name is Johanna. I was banded 1.23.09 and I still feel like poop! I still have a lot of gasses from the operation and they affect me most when I eat or drink anything. Shortly after doing so I will feel like a dagger is being stabbed in the middle of my chest and a little after that I'll feel it in my back. I feel awfully thirsty and having sips of anything only make it worse. :w00t: Last night had to have been the worst. I was in tears and the pain wouldn't let me get comfortable enough in bed to at least sleep it off. When I was finally able to fall asleep it was around 1:45 am, then I was up again in pain at 4am. Wearing my normal pants still feel every uncomfortable around the belly button incision, especially when sitting… Damn Gut! I’m hoping this won’t last much longer. I’m really looking forward to finding some fellow banders to learn a few tips from. Any suggestions or insights are appreciated.

I have been in touch with my dr's office and he thinks its just trapped air.

I'm supposed to start mushies today. I've been ok with mushies since thrusday because i was so so so hungry I coudn't take it anymore and had applesauce. It took me about a half hour to eat a small cup. This weekend I had an all natural shake with fatfree milk and I littely went to hell and back. I knew I was going to and i still drank it. all the bubbles of air should have been a fair warning. i

I had mine done at NYU too. Who was your surgeon? I did have a choice and selected the Realize band because it had the online support and coaching. I asked Dr. Fielding what the difference was he said their really wasn't one they were basically the same thing except that realize had a suport group website. However believe it or not i have yet to go on that site NYU never gave me the welcome packet. I couldn't log on with out the surgeon ID before the surgey. After leaving the hospital I didn't get the ID card either which has the key to open the rest of the site. I thought it was strange and started calling and asking around. I know my friend has the lap band and she had a ID in her walet. I have yet to recieve mine.