Port pain sutures popped? Maybe?

[pdq_wl2 0]

Hi, had my band surgery on 8/26, was doing my liquids, feeling really good, really hungry, but really constipated. Overate some veggies(did the chewing etc) but ate too much 10 days after surgery. Next day, felt a couple 'pops' around area of the port. Still sore, doesn't seem to be improving, doc not worried but I am. He said they do ultrasound before my first fill in a month and not to worry if sutures popped - some docs don't even suture the port in place? Any similar issues out there? He said theport is about a foot from the actual band and I have no trouble with liquids going down so the band is probably ok - but port area is really tender, sore, some bruising...I'm thinking of pushing for unltrasound now...

[hbrhonda 108]

I had some burning pain in my port about two weeks out and it was adhesion's. (scare tissue attaching to the port). The Dr is probably right that overeating could not cause your port to detach. It could cause your band to slip. Be careful. Aren't you on liquids for 21 days?

[Murpel 0]

I actually caused a rip in my port stitches two weeks out from surgery. When I called, the Dr.s office was only concerned if there was swelling or redness near the port. I was sore from that for another two weeks. When I went in for my first fill, the PA explained that the stitches are placed in large muscles, and you'd have to do something more drastic than bending over with tight pants on to rip the stitches from that muscle. She assured me when she did the fill that the port was fine and exactly where it should be.

As long as you have no swelling or redness, listen to your Dr.s office, and let it finish healing... unless of course, you have swelling or redness.

Good luck!