I had surgery May 13 and am doing pretty good. No regurgitation or nausea but I am a bit sore especially around the port site. I was not expecting my port to be placed five inches above and one inch over from my navel. It is bruised and hard feeling. Is this normal? I was expecting it to be lower and towards my side. I'm also finding it hard to drink, I forget about it and have felt icky today since I hae basically had nothing to drink. I felt good yesterday as I sipped all day. Even though I was at a big birthday gathering with food everywhere, and boy did I want to taste but didn't and felt better for not.

From your description, my port site is in the same spot. My site is also hard and bruised. Seems reasonable to be contused considering there is a foreign body there and hard from scar tissue. As far as being normal, I hope so because if it isn't, we're in the same boat.

Mine is still very sore, bruised and hard almost five weeks post-op. Mine is below my left breast at the base of my rib cage. It causes me daily discomfort and worry.

I asked my surgeon before surgery about my port placement. It is in the same place. The bruising has faded and it is a little tender to the touch. I expect to be this way for quite a while. It is sitting right on the muscle. I like being able to pinpoint it so that I can keep an eye on it during my journey.

It can be a little odd to feel it when I bend certain ways. But overall I have no worries about the placement.