So, I've been have some burning and stinging feelings around my port area for the past few days but kinda shrugged it off as typical post op port pain(I'm almost 6 weeks post op). But then tonight I was touching my port area and felt this hard lump sticking out from my incision. I checked it out and I can see the white of the port really sticking out and it appears to me that more port has at least detached partially. The skin hasn't broken... But my skin there is super thin. I'm hoping it doesn't pop through the skin before I see my surgeon on Monday. I called my surgeon tonight and he wants to see me first thing Monday.

Anyway, my question is have any of you had this problem or heard of this problem? Is it somewhat common? To repair it will I need another surgery? It's somewhat painful so I'm assuming it can't just stay like this.

Thanks for your input. I'm a little concerned about this.

Hope your feeling better. Hang in there !

Wow, do you know what caused it?????? i'm 6 weeks post op and i've been having port pain and a bump on my port incision!!!! It scares me.

It all started with an infection on my port incision. When your body has an infection it just wants to push it out... Kinda like a splinter. And my skin on my port incision is/was super thin because it had previously opened and was just beginning to heal. So the infection and all the extra Fluid build up was trying to work it's way out of my body again and when my thin skin there broke, my body also pushed out the tube that connects my port to my band...

Normal port pain should feel like a dull pain or sore as if you worked out hard... But it shouldn't be burning or stinging. My tube was moving around inside my abdomen and was causing a significant amount of burning and stinging. But I just kinda shrugged it off thinking it was normal. If you're concerned I'd have your doctor look at your bump. Do you have any redness or burning? Is it hot to touch? These are all signs of infection. Hope it gets better. What does your bump look like?