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Ok, I need help here. I am hoping someone has had something like this and can explain it to me. Day before yesterday this started. Its a weird feeling I get where my port is, a kind of throb, like a heartbeat. Not painful at all, just feels weird. I can easily touch my port through my skin... I am not sure what is going on. I am almost 4 weeks post op, still too soon for a fill. Up until now, nothing has bothered me at all. No food issues whatsoever.

It is not a constant feeling either, it comes and goes. Like I said it just feels weird. It does not seem to happen with any certain movement, more random like.

Please, does anyone have any ideas? I cannot reach my doctor tonight over this. I dont think its emergent.

I appreciate any help I can get.

Stephanie

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I wonder if it could be a simple muscle spasm? They usually don't hurt just jump. Especially since that muscle was cut and a port was sown to it it takes some adjusting. That would be my guess...and it's only a guess. Good luck! If it gets bothersome I'm sure your Dr's office would be more than happy to answer a quick call. They are used to it.

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The feeling where you wonder if an alien is going burst through your port site?

Try not to stress I had gotten those before and I believe it is a muscle spasm of sorts. I have gotten them mild and more severe where they feel like the type of charlie horse you get in your calf, the throbbing, twisting which have come on when i stretched it out too much or something and ALWAYs on the bad ones seems to happen when I have not hydrated properly! Eat a banana and drink drink drink...

hydrate and if needed put a warm pack on it to help it relax.

Hope that helps!

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