CincyBanded

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm starting to feel "normal" now that everyone is reassuring me that what I feel is ok. I tried bowling yesterday. (I bowl twice a week) It wasn't too comfortable. So I guess I'll give it another week. I was able to throw the ball but not at the speed I use to have. I also couldn't bend over well b/c of my port site bothering me. So we'll see. I'm 21lbs down from my starting weight so all is going well so far. I am starting to get hungry before I should be so I have to talk to the dietician about that. I'm getting hungry about an hour before I should be. I've still be waiting until I should be eating though. I'm not eating anymore than I should be nor am I eating earlier than I should be. So it looks like I'll definitely need a fill as soon as I'm allowed to have one.

Thanks so much for the quick responses! I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling these things. No I had my surgery done here in Cincinnati by Dr. Fegelman. He is great. I just don't like to bug him or his office with 10,000 questions all the time so I wanted to find a place online to ask. LOL Anyway, does anyone know what it feels like when a band slips? I'm paranoid about these things so I'd like to know. I didn't eat any solids until last Friday. I ate a little too much Sunday and it hurt bad and I was worried I may have messed something up as far as the band goes. It doesn't hurt anymore and I haven't felt any irregularities or discomforts down there so I assume everything is ok but I'm still curious about what a slipped band feels like. Yeah I also get this little pain just under my left rib cage. I assume it's a gas bubble. Man that thing can hurt! lol

So far it's ok. I guess I'm having a bit more pain than most that I've heard. I have my first post-op class today. My port site still has some pain here and there when I twist or move quickly. I don't know how normal that is. My abs have been pretty sore for the past week. Probably b/c I've babied them so much since I've had the surgery done. I'm also fairly swolen in the port site area. I don't know how normal that is either. Any others have these kinds of issues? Oh and my name is Randy and I'm from Cincinnati. As I said, I just had my surgery done a week ago yesterday.