Hi fellow banders,

I had my surgery on 3/14, and still having pain around the port and quite a bulge there as well. Is it normal 10 days after surgery, or should I worry?

Thank you!

I was still sore at 6 weeks out when I had my first fill!!

If it's hot to the touch, if you're running any kind of temperature, if the area is red, there might be a problem. Swelling could also possibly be a indication of something not quite right.

Best thing would be to call your bariatric surgeons office and talk to one of the nurses. They know you and your history better than we do. ::smile::

More than likely you're just taking a while to heal, but call to make sure.

Hope it resolves for you soon.

I was banded on 3/11 and I have some pain in the port area. Mine is not bad but I have heard that the port site is the place where the pain lingers a little longer. Most of my pain is if one of my students bump it just right or I turn weird. I would call your doctors office just to ask a nurse to be safe because the weekend is coming and if you have an infection and need an antiboitic better now than on the weekend. Is the area red or hot to the touch?

Thank you all very much for the responses! I will call my doctor…