massa36 2 Posted April 20, 2008 I have a quick question that is driving me crazy! Can you feel the lap band on the inside? What I mean is do u constantly feel it wrapped around your stomach, or only when you are eating? For instance like when laying down or switching positions would u feel the band move too, or does it just feel normal? I just don't want to constantly feel this "foreign object" moving around all the time. Thanks for your time and I look forward to you replies! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coltonwade 27 Posted April 20, 2008 No you can not feel it while your just sitting there or whlie your eating. At least i cant . SOme people say they can feel the food " pass through the band" when they have good restriction. But I cant and I have had restriction since my first fill. you can however feel your port under your skin once you lose enough wait, But its not a big deal , it does not bother you . And If it does not bother me it should not bother anyone LOL im the kind of person that if i KNOW Something is there It will bug the PISS out of me . And once i could feel it I got use to it then ignored it really quickly . HTH Mindy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GayleTX 1 Posted April 20, 2008 Nope, no feeling to the band at all. I'm assuming there are no nerve endings in the area where it lives. (kinda like brain surgery doesn't hurt - no nerve endings in the brain from what I hear:rolleyes2:). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
massa36 2 Posted April 21, 2008 Thanks guys! I'm like you Colton, if I feel it it would drive me crazy. Oh and Colton what band do you have, how many cc's and how much did they put in it? I need to tell my doctor this in hopes that I will only need 1 fill! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coltonwade 27 Posted April 21, 2008 (edited) Thanks guys! I'm like you Colton, if I feel it it would drive me crazy. Oh and Colton what band do you have, how many cc's and how much did they put in it? I need to tell my doctor this in hopes that I will only need 1 fill! If you go to a doc that lets YOU tell him what band you get , GO SOMEWHERE ELSE !!! The band should be decided by YOUR Anatomy , how larege /small you are on the inside . Not by what the patients dictates or by what the doc gets at a discounted price ! I know VERY FEW people who only have ONE Fill ! It just does not happen that often and the ones who have it are LUCKY ! So dont count on it. What is your reasoning for only wanting one fill ? I have a 4cc band I have had 3 fills and 2 unfills . I have 2.8 in my band . My first 2 fills i Had 1cc put in at a time. Then we discovered ( after the second) that i cant tolerate 1cc fills at a time. So i now get smaller fills. .5 or .25 ccs at at a time. Just a piece of advice, your better of not going into this with pre convieced ideas of what YOUR going to be like. such as " I WILL only need one fill ,i WILL loose all my weight by such and such date " by doing that your not setting yourself up for failure . Go into it with knowledge and expecting the band is a tool , positive attitude but dont Expect specific things that will or wont happen to you based on other peoples circumstances. Just my 2 cents ! HTH MIndy Edited April 21, 2008 by coltonwade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
