Question:
Sex after the lap band

With the lap band surgery there is a port under the skin that is used to put saline solution in the band. Will have sex cause that to move. I know this is a crazy question but I would like to know. Thanks!    — claravonder (posted on November 24, 2008)

November 24, 2008
no you want know its there
   — JANIECEMOM

November 24, 2008
What?? This is not a crazy question at ALL!! I was wondering myself - thanks, Julia!!!
   — oakroom

November 24, 2008
You haven't done enough research! Although I had a Roux en-Y bypass, I was a facilitator of support group covering all surgeries for both pre-op and post-op. There are a couple of questions answers to your question. Why do you want this surgery? Do realize tha all surgeries bear certain inherent risks, including death? Having said this, this is not a neat way to take off a few pounds, it is supposed to be a life saving and life altering surgery. If you have come this far to address surgery, you need to look at the underlying problems which have allowed you to gain life threatening amounts of weight, you will need couselling. You will also have to change your eating habits, what and when you eat, and drink. You'll need to talk to at least a weight loss Psychologist and a Nutritionist, prior to surgery. When and if you decide that lap band is the right surgery for you, you should study the success rates of this surgery versus other available surgeries and their success rates, before deciding. Virtually all lap banding surgeries are conducted laproscopically. A series of small incisions, using cameras and long handled surgical instuments to set the band in place, creating a pouch, connecting tubing to the port, which is sewn into place behind the muscle tissue of the adominal wall, which is behind the fat layer, and the outer skin. So in answer to your original question regular two person sex should have no effect whatsoever on the port, assumming that your surgical wounds are healed and your Doctor says it is okay. Legal fine print: if the sex includes any of the following the above okay is withdrawn - Trapezes; nets; tightropes; infact all ropes; anything found at a Circus. Do you get the idea? Again information is your best friend read everything so you can make the best decision for yourself! Steve
   — stevepa

November 24, 2008
Yes, once the doctor clears you, it should be fine to have sex. The port is not just under the skin, it is underneath your layer of abdominal fat sutured to your abdominal muscle. The more weight you have to lose, the more fat will be on top of the port and you shouldn't feel it at all. When you reach goal, you may feel it or even see it when you do an abdominal crunch. That's why when I get a fill, my surgeon has me hold my legs out straight, put my hands behind my head and do a crunch to get the port closer to the skin so it is easier for him to access. I still have a ways to go. Hope that helps, Dawn Vickers, RN, BLC, CLC
   — DawnVic

November 24, 2008
All I want to say is to Steve P's comment...totally uncalled for! The "legal fine print" comment was truly sick!! People here want support and morally acceptable comments..They have been and are going through a whole lot of changes...if you cannot be "nice" you shouldn't post!! '
   — DianeLuvsflowers

November 24, 2008
I agree with you Diane.
   — maria09elena

November 25, 2008
I, too, was worried about this same thing. I have 7 weeks post this week with the Realize Band. My husband and are very sexually active and was worried he would be able to "feel" the port. It was not true at all. If anything, the 25 pounds that I have already lost have made a "GREAT" difference in both our lives. I am not sure what Steve P is talking about and his kind of support is not needed on this website at all. I don't know where he thinks he is coming from because what he wrote basically has nothing to do with your question. He should be reprimanded for his type of support. We all need to be as positively supportive to each other as much as possible or at least stay on task when answering someone else's question. May God be with you and all of us during our new life-long journey.
   — Teresa J.

December 7, 2008
My goodness! That Steve guy just blew my mind! I thought there was some sort of filter or person in charge of these boards that has some control over what/who can post. That guy should never be allowed here. We come here for help and inspiration, not for kind of garbage.
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