Anyone ever feel like you're being "pinched" at Port area?

[jkg1951 2]

I have been banded since 5/28/13. I am doing great and have now lost 35 pounds, but just here recently I have noticed this "pinch" sensation around my port. I have no swelling, no redness, no problems with food or liquid just a gnawing hurt pinched feeling around my port. Any thoughts or anybody else ever have this feeling?

[LeeB1946 261]

I have noticed if I don't sit up straight I will get a pinch around the port and down toward the lapband. I sit up and it is ok. I guess my 4th Grade teacher was right in telling me not to slouch or someday I would regret it! Not as much as I regretted have her for a teacher. If it is true and the good die young what can I say about her as she lived to be 105.

[B-52 7,113]

My Dr. explained it to me this way...the port is anchored to the abdominal wall....as we loose weight, our stomachs shrink and pulls on those anchor points..It only happened to me a few times, and then it was when I was actively loosing weight.

[CHEZNOEL 4,061]

Sounds like you have irritated the port connection to the muscle. It should go away if you don't keep stretching it.