General Questions

[Jillbeme65 1]

I was wondering if anyone can actually fill your band. Is it uncomfortable? I am worried that the band itself will bother me... I know it sounds really weird but that makes me the most nervous..:biggrin:

[MrsFlipFlops 2]

I don't even notice I have a band in normal day to day life. I know when I eat and I can feel my port on my stomache... but it's not uncomfortable, unless you eat and don't chew or you eat really fast.

[Lunabeane 2]

I can't feel my band but i can feel when I've had too much food or too fast.

[juliegeraci 7]

The surgeon or his nurse is the one that fills the band. You can't feel your band. I can feel more port if I lie down and push on it. Other than that, no discomfort.

[Danikagold 0]

Just sittinging here I can't fell my port or band. If I press on my site I can feel my port. I can feel my port stretch if I am doing weird twisting which I probably shouldn't be doing anyways. When I do sit ups I hold/press on my port for some reason, I guess it just makes me feel better becuase I can feel the pull.

[Lunabeane 2]

I've can't feel the port but I still have a lump where it is. It's sort of strange looking but I've never had any port pain at all...not even on the day of surgery.

[MrsFlipFlops 2]

you're lucky lun! The port pain was the worst kind after I got banded.

[sjcharly 0]

I had the most discomfort in the area of my port after surgery. I never had any discomfort from the band itself. The port discomfort went away within a few weeks and now I don't notice any of it. Just the feeling of fullness when I eat.

[VegasGrace 1]

No, can't feel my band at all. Haven't in the year I've had it.

[sexymommyof3 0]

Hey everyone!

I had my surgery 3 weeks ago today and I have lost 20lbs....in this past week i feel like I am eating more than I should and I dont feel nauseous...is this normal?

[slimmy120 2]

I am wondering if it is because of the persons weight ,or where positioned, if it is positioned on your slimest part if that is when you see, mine was very very pronounced, is on my waist and that is my slimest part, i say was as have had pushed in deeper now, well as deep as surgeon can go as then hits my muscle, and i still am swollen and have bandage on where repositioned, and apparently mine was a low profile port.