Hello all! I'm 3 years out with my VBG and for a couple of weeks I've been experiencing pressue at the site of my hand excision.  When I first noticed it, I actually felt discomfort laying on the spot.  Now it's just pressure.  If I  sneeze of cough, I feel a squeezing type feeling.  Like a musle contracting.  I'm going to call my pcp and will probably have to end up seeing my surgeon.  Just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this?

I know this is probably not what you want to hear, but I frequent this board a lot and this is the first time I am posting to it.   I had a variation of the VBG in 1997 called the SRVG and it is very similar to the VBG.  I had excellent results the first year after surgery, but I have since sustained ring failure (which is common with the band in VBG) and have gained every one of my 102lbs back, plus some.  I am currently fighting with my insurance company to have a revision done to the DS. I originally chose the SRVG because even tho' I knew I needed to have WLS because I couldn't do it on my own, I didn't want to rearrange my innards, so I thought the SRVG was a good compromise.  And it was... at first, but unfortunately it wasn't a lasting 'fix.'   Just make sure if you are going to invest the time, the money, the pain from surgery, etc that you do research on ALL WLS procedures, evaluate your life, your eating habits, what sabotages your weight loss efforts and then choose a surgery that best fits you.   Good luck with whichever procedure you decide to have!