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I had my band in on Dec 20th. Everything seemed normal, meaning it was difficult to eat a small amount of yogurt, lots of gas and pain. I swore I could feel exactly where the band was around my stomach. Then a couple days ago I woke up and I have no pain at all (except on the large incision). No pain when I eat. I can't feel the band. It's like I never got one. Is this normal/common?

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Of course its normal. You won't have pain forever. I don't even know my band is there unless I get something stuck

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cheryl is right. as your body heals, the pain and swelling will subside...i have never felt my band at all. i guess because it is under neath all that fat.....but i can now feel my port pretty good. (that is because i am losing weight)...that is a good thing :)

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Thanks, I was just surprised how it went from horrible to perfect over night and I was worried somehow it had slipped or popped open.

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I had my band in on Dec 20th. Everything seemed normal' date=' meaning it was difficult to eat a small amount of yogurt, lots of gas and pain. I swore I could feel exactly where the band was around my stomach. Then a couple days ago I woke up and I have no pain at all (except on the large incision). No pain when I eat. I can't feel the band. It's like I never got one. Is this normal/common?[/quote']

I had my band adjusted on 12/26 and have had problems everyday. Cannot keep anything down, was on IV at home for 4 days to keep from getting dehydrated.

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You may be able to feel your port as its sewn into the wall of your abdomen... but you cannot feel your band... its wrapped around your stomach which is behind the liver...so its not accessable to our feel.

If you have no pain that sounds pretty normal to me. Congrats!

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I was banded 12/31, feel crummy and sore today, so I can't wait until the "no pain" part! :)

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