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Ok guys. Last night I had to lug a heavy object a fairly long distance. Since then I've been having abdominal pain and I am freaking out. Is it possible to slip your band by lifting something too heavy or cause a hiatus hernia (or in my case, make it come back after repair) that would mess with the band? I'm calling the doctor first thing Monday morning but need some childish reassurance. Appreciate any feedback.

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It is rare to cause any problems with the band on lifting heavy weights as lifting puts the strain on your stomach muscles not your actual stomach. Lots of us do weight training and its fine, It sounds more like u have pulled a muscle. Sometimes if one herniates from lifting something heavy u can feel a 'pop' in the muscle wall where it has torn, not always ofc. I would see how things go, some soothing heat pad might help and if u can swallow as normal then u know it will probably be muscular.

As with all things if u are concerned then a visit to the doctor is in order :)

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I can swallow fine. My appetite is fine. But my stomach feels gurgly and really only feels better when I'm reclining. Feel like im having some reflux. Maybe a stomach bug got me.

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My nurse told me when I thought I had slipped that if you are able to swallow you are fine. Regardless, you should call your nurse and talk to her or schedule an emergency appointment just to check. You probably pulled a muscle in your abs or strained it. You should look up stretches to do to help untighten the muscle

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I slept in recliner with heating pad on stomach and I'm doing a bit better. I did mushies and liquids only today. I am not sure what happened but I still plan to follow up with doctor tomorrow. Pain seems to centered around port. Think I irritated port but still going to err on side of caution. Thanks for the support.

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