Hello - I am 9 weeks post op and have had great success so far...however; my port tubing is protruding out from my stomach - like a very hard bump underneath my skin! It is so gross and I think that if I continue to lose weight it is going to get worse...has anyone else had this and if so, what did you do about it? When I went for my fill the doctor said that they could fix it but I didn't really ask too many more questions about it. I will ask more questions when I see them next fill but just curious if there are any other experiences out there with this problem.

Is it the tubing or the port itself? Everyone that I know thats banded has a port that protrudes at least some. Yeah its gross...sometimes you can even see it thru your shirt. To me its not worth another surgery to get it fixed or get the new low profile port.

My prt sticks out like there's a 1/2 goofball under my skin, and you can see the tubing snake from the port about 2 inches untill it goes deep. Like a large vericros vein.

But then I do crunches every day, and I ave little/no fat on my mid section anymore.

I have the same thing... a kind of protruding area at my upper stomach. I am glad you posted this.

My port is pretty deep (according to my Nurse Practitioner). So even after 65 pounds lost it still does'nt stick out. Is it the port or actual tubing?

I've read in very few cases about the tubing being visible...i think the port is much more common. Mine you can definitely feel and for now it's only a slight bump on my left side....probably it will be more visible as the weight comes off. I would listen to what they say about fixing it but probably it would involve another surgery.