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Port Location

My port is located at the top of my stomach, just below the center of my chest. Everybody else I talk to has theirs on the side, is mine normal?

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Mine is supposedly between my ribs and navel and slightly left. When I stand it's in the vicinity of my largest scar. I can barely feel it. It seems really deep' date=' or is it just covered with fat? I'm four weeks out of surgery.[/quote']

It's just covered with fat. I can barely touch my tummy now and I feel mine now. I remembering having to press really hard to feel mine. At 1 point in time I was for sure I didn't have a port because I never felt it. LOL!

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