Question:
I am one year postop, and just recently started weight training and exercising ..

I have lost 92# so far. I have a personal trainer who showed me the correct way to do these exercises. As I was moving my middle trunk area, I noticed a knocking feeling right in my middle of gut. I was not painful, just weird, and I am afraid now. It felt like a rope going right across my gut and rubbing it...any input? Thanks, Carolyn    — Carolyn G. (posted on May 11, 2002)

October 27, 2002
My guess would be that it is just the incision. If you haven't been exercising that's why it feels weird. It could be scar tissue or something like that. It could go away as you continue to exercise. I would ask my doctor though.
   — wemax2

July 8, 2003
Carolyn, I started working out at the gym 3 weeks after surgery. I of course started very lightly... only walking for about 5 or 10 minutes a day on the treadmill and working myself up to more. I gradually added weights to my training, also through a fitness trainer. I have experience some weird sensations in my stomach through various types of exercises, but you just have to listen to your body. I have skipped going to the gym... because I just wasn't up to it. The feeling you experienced may sound unusual to some, but I would say it is your new stomach and the new muscles you are building up! Good for you! I had surgery December 18, 2003, and have lost over 90lbs to date. Keep up the good work.
   — Bridget A.