BumpyPort

That was some good advice, and congrats on the weight loss (actually, the inchs are very impressive) I have a couple questions if you dont mind, where was your surgery done and by who? And my other question has to do with your port, with all the weight loss and inchs, does your port stick out of your chest? and did they give you an option as to where that port goes?

Hi all, I am considering Lap Band surgery, my neighbor had it about a year ago and he looks great, my biggest concern is the port, it sticks out of his chest like a half inch, you can see the bump in the middle of his chest through his shirt, it looks like a cist, are there any options to this? I am going to a seminar soon here in Cincinnati and really want to be prepared with questions for them, any suggestions? Also, does anyone have recomendations in this area for surgeons, good reps, bad reps, I have gone through many threads here and on other sites and havent seen any posts from around here (Cincinnati, Ohio) So if all you southern Buckeyes could lend me a hand I would appreciate it. I am not opposed to a small amount of travel either, so if their are good surgery centers close to this area, like KY or Indiana I would be interested in those also. Thanks everyone, oh, and by the way, I am Drew, 41, I am 6'1" and weigh 325, I am pretty sure thats a BMI of about 42-43