4 timer

Anyone have more than one port put in? How about 4 of them? After about 6 months in 2001, my site looked swollen, days later it opened but was small, within 3 days the tubing was hanging out of my stomach. The doc said maybe my body rejected it, after 2 more ports and similar problems, they put in a stainless steel one that went under my muscles. I even traveled to Kazahstan for 47 days for an adoption in 2005 with the open wound, I had no choice at the time. Now about every 6-9 months, it opens again. I'm sitting here now with a fresh wound. If I have the port taken out the doc says it all must come out, band and all. My problem is , my insurance will probably not pay to put the whole thing in again. They paid in the past for the port replacements as I still had the band on the stomach and it was a medical necessity to replace the port. Now I will be without the band if I do anything now.

Hello, New to group, I am the patient doctors don't want to admit exist! I had the band in January 2003 and have had 4 port replacements since. In the beginning, the pain was so severe around my side I could hardly move for days at a time. They say it must has irratated a nerve where the port was? Has anyone had problems with the port coming through their skin? This is my 4th port, the first three all came through the skin within a few months of surgery. The doc said my body must be rejecting it? Finally they put in a stainless steel one, the wound healed and months later a pimple started on the spot and in days, it was open again. It did close again in a few months only to open again. I get a small amount of a puss like oooz but the doc said it was not an infection? It doesn't hurt but is annoying. I actually traveled to Kazakhstan for 47 days with it open for an adoption. I initally lost 46 pounds (was 306) now 260 and staying that weight. I can eat almost regularly even though they say I am about tightened to the max I can be? Yes, I know how to cheat while eating and that is bad. I could write for hours about this buy just wanted to get a part of my story out. talk again soon. Bill

I had the low profile port as I also had pain by my ribs. The actually gave me a shot of "lidakane"? there and the pain was gone for good. Maybe it killed the nerve there?

Hello, New to group, I am the patient doctors don't want to admit exist! I had the band in January 2003 and have had 4 port replacements since. In the beginning, the pain was so severe around my side I could hardly move for days at a time. They say it must has irratated a nerve where the port was? Has anyone had problems with the port coming through their skin? This is my 4th port, the first three all came through the skin within a few months of surgery. The doc said my body must be rejecting it? Finally they put in a stainless steel one, the wound healed and months later a pimple started on the spot and in days, it was open again. It did close again in a few months only to open again. I get a small amount of a puss like oooz but the doc said it was not an infection? It doesn't hurt but is annoying. I actually traveled to Kazakhstan for 47 days with it open for an adoption. I initally lost 46 pounds (was 306) now 260 and staying that weight. I can eat almost regularly even though they say I am about tightened to the max I can be? Yes, I know how to cheat while eating and that is bad. I could write for hours about this buy just wanted to get a part of my story out. talk again soon. Bill