Hi, i was just wondering if anyone has had problems with the doctor not being able to find the port?, i went today to get my first fill at ten weeks, having lost 9kilos without a fill a knew that i cannot do this on my own,the lump that i have below my boobys was what i and the doctor thought was my port, after several attempts and i mean 7 tries he realised that he could not find it, after sticking the needle in then prodding around with the needle i was then whimmpering in pain like and idiot he decided to get another doctor, luckly the doctor that came actually assisted the doctor who did my op, he said that he remembered me, he had a prod with his fingers not the needle and said that i had scar tissue below my boobys and that my port was actually a few inches down, so his did the fill and it was over in a second,he said that sometimes not very often that things move around a bit and that happened with me, i am feeling a bit sore now where the first doctor pocked about but it should be easier next time,

thanks for listening, Jacqueline,xxxxxxxxxx

So far my port hasn't been too hard to locate, although we did discover last visit that i was missing a mil, surgeon puts it down to missing the port.

Anyway, i had a fill last visit, and it was too much, so i contacted my surgeon. Unfortunately he was interstate so i had to see someone else. Well, firstly ,he stuck the needle in inches away from the port, then proceeded to dig around on my breast bone. It was at that point i told him to take it out. He then tried to feel for the port, and couldn't find it, so i found it for him. So we get ready to go again and he says "This might take a few tries"! It was then i jumped up and told him to forget it and that he had no confidence in what he was doing.

Which all means that i have to wait 2 weeks until i can eat something solid - oh well, i needed a jump start.

Can you request the competent Dr. next time you go?

Best wishes, Rachel.

Hi Rachel, thanks for your reply,i hope we both get a better doctor the nest time,it hurt so much with that needle poking around i felt like shoving it up his you no what,good luck,

Jacqueline,xxxxxxx

It has happened to me and it freaked me out!!! I went last week to have my band deflated before I go out of town and the nurse missed it twice. What bothered me the most was not that she missed...I understood why but it was just the pushing on my port that had me wanting to get sick and pass out!!! The third time was the charm!! She explained to me that as you lose weight, the fat around your port goes away or shifts and it allows the port to move and tilt, so it isn't facing out like it did when I first got it. And then after she took out the saline and needle my adrenaline went out of this world!!! I was moaning and groaning and in cold sweats! They said I sounded like a woman in labor with all my moaning!! I just was freaked out and I didn't want to pass out so I was breathing really hard and I started to cry. But after it was over and I calmed down I was joking around with the nurses and we were all laughing together and laughing at me. So we made light of the situation! I go on 03-09-06 to have my fill done but that is going to be by the doctor himself so I am looking forward to that! The nurses do the deflations at the office and he does the fills at the surgicenter so he can check the restriction with the barium swallow. But I guess this is just part of the whole process and stuff that you sometimes have to deal with. But it is worth it! :biggrin1: