10 days post op and new pain developed

sam2003 · August 21, 2008

I had my band on 11th August and I was doing great until yesterday when I developed a constant nagging pain under my skin all around the front of my waist above one of my Incisions. It's not really tender to the touch but feels like pulled muscles. I went back to work this week and have been doing all the usual stuff I did before the op so maybe Ive just over done it or maybe there is something wrong. Has anyone else had this or similar? Should i ride it out Or Contact my consultant? Advice please

TheGh0st · August 21, 2008

Call your doc's office if only to be on the safe side. Post surgery you should be carefull not to lift anything over 5 pounds for around 6 weeks to allow everything to heal properly inside. This is true for all surgeries as far as I know not just the band. But then again I am neither a doc nor do I wish to play one on LBT.

sam2003 · August 21, 2008

So carrying my 2 year old daughter up and down the stairs and lifting her in and out of her cot and car seat wasn't a good idea LOL

Lacoats69 · August 21, 2008

Ok, I so know what you are talking about. I had the pain too and had a horrible time sleeping due to not being able to even remotely sleep near that side...I had planned on taking a week off of work, however, it ended up being 2 weeks and I will still sore. I carry most all of my weight around my middle. Maybe that makes it harder to get the band in, thicker skin, which in return creates more pain.

Celnun · August 21, 2008

I am also having the same pain you are and it got worse last night when I accidently rolled over onto my stomach. Hopefully we will both feel bette soon.

freedom0702 · August 21, 2008

I have that discomfort in the same place. It went away a few weeks after I was banded. The nurse told me it was from where they had stitched the port to the muscles and it was pulling. All was well until I had my first fill last week, then the discomfort came back. The nurse now tells me it is from them having a hard time getting to my port and that it should ease up in a couple of days and should not be as bad with future fills as I lose some weight. Hang in there, I believe it's all gonna be worth it.

HeatherO · August 22, 2008

I had it too after I started doing a few abdominal exercises. I backed off on the abdominals for a while and when I started up again two weeks later, it felt fine.

freedom0702 · August 22, 2008

HeatherO - how long after your band were you able to do abdominal exercises? I tried bike riding a couple nights and the area by my port started hurting. I haven't been told when it is alright to ride or do abdominals, other than to "give it some time as you're still healing". I would like to start doing them but don't want the pain, or to pull something loose, either.

HeatherO · August 22, 2008

HeatherO - how long after your band were you able to do abdominal exercises? I tried bike riding a couple nights and the area by my port started hurting. I haven't been told when it is alright to ride or do abdominals, other than to "give it some time as you're still healing". I would like to start doing them but don't want the pain, or to pull something loose, either.

I was walking right away. I started going back to the gym to do aerobics at 4 weeks out per my doctors orders. I started my step class and it was really tough and I was easily exausted (but they are high intensity aerobics). I attempted to do abdominals with the class and took it easy, but the next day I felt really awful and decided it was just too darn early.

By six weeks out it was business as usual and I was doing my usual routine. You can start many low intensity things now. I would even think biking would be fine a couple of weeks out. You absolutely will feel some soreness around your port when you start but it goes away and I think it is just part of healing.