Question:
I was just approved for the Lapband (the surgery date isnt scheduled yet)

I was wondering if there is Anyone that had the LapBand Can you see it sticking out from your skin or can you feel it?    — AngelKay34 (posted on August 4, 2007)


August 4, 2007
mine is under my left rib and it sticks out some now that i have lost sooo much weight and i feel it if i lay on my stomach i re-adjust to get comfortable but it is really no big deal i love my band
   — [Deactivated Member]

August 4, 2007
Hey Angel, CONGRATS!!! I myself had the lap band, and, NO you cannot see it sticking out. You can feel the port where the fluid will be either added or taken out, but you won't feel the lapband itself. No one will even know you have one, unless you tell them. Cathy
   — Catherine F.

August 4, 2007
I had the LapBand performed almost 2 years ago. You cannot see it sticking out and I can't feel it when I press on my stomach. When I got my fills, he would stick the needle in and inject. I could tell he was sticking into something else, but I've never been able to feel it by pressing down on my stomach.
   — theshortzeta

August 5, 2007
Angel, I had my lap band surgery on 13 June. No...the lap band itself is embedded deep inside. However, the port is just under the skin and if I press in I can feel the port, but it's not visible. I am thrilled with my surgery as I feel great and had almost no pain or discomfort. I've lost 27 pounds so far and had my first fill this past Monday. Good luck with your surgery.
   — Mary Ann H.

August 5, 2007
I have had my band for 4 1/2 years. I lost a lot of weight, more than my excess weight, and also had a tummy tuck in April of this year. You can see my port if you know what you are looking for. It doesn't show through my clothes, nor is it noticable to folks who do not know what they are looking for. But yes, I can actually see my port under the layer of skin. I am a bit unusual though as I now weigh only 127-130. Most band patients lose about 50-60% of their excess weight not all of it. For those folks the port will not show.
   — VickiStevens

August 6, 2007
Congrats on getting your date!! I was banded on 6/21/07, I just felt my port (where they do the fill & unfill later...so people call a "fill" an "adjustment" also) for the first time about two weeks ago. The port is stitched to the muscle under the fat and skin....mine is about where my abs are on right side so, as you lose fat it will feel closer to the surface, but you don't have anything hanging out of you that the dog might try to play with LOL :) The band itself...NO, you will never see or feel it.
   — Shell Marr

August 10, 2007
I just had my lap band put on August 7th. NO you can't see or anything like that. I was told you can only feel the port if you press around the area it is in, but I have not felt mine..I have no regrets...I feel great...I have lost 8 pounds since Tuesday. good luck
   — thankulord




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