has anyone gone through this,please anyone who has been banded please help!!!

hello everyone,i am new to this site but have a question. i was banded one month ago and had heart burn so bad it felt like i was having a heart attack.i called my doctor three days later because i could not swallow.he told me there might be some fluid in the band so he took some out . he said sometimes a little fluid is left in.ok heartburn went away but i can eat everything i could before and am always hungry.and i have lots of pain by my ribs now where my port moved up to ,is this normal?the port moving and lots of pain and always hungry still..HELP

Veronica: I'm so sorry you're having a hard time. I had RNY, so I'm not much help with band questions .... but I've never heard of the port moving around, so maybe call your doctor and find out if that's normal or not. As for feeling hungry all the time. I've heard that for banders, increasing your protein will help subside that extreme hunger. You might also want to post this question on the Lap-Band forum where there are many more experts to help out with questions like these. Hope you feel better soon, Pam

My problem is exactly the same as yours. How have you resolved your issues? My port has moved, I had to have fluid out, and I can eat as much as I did before, I've lost no weight, and it's been 3 months....how are you now?