Okay was banded dec 10 i notice this is the second time my port area seems really tender to touch i could feel the port a little pain minor very minor is this common out of no where no reasons for your port area to be irritated ?

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Hi MsRhonda, Your port can be sensitive for a little while. Have you overdone it? Other than walking most docs tell you not to start exercising until the 6th week. I know I did around the 3rd week and wasn't a good idea as I did feel it in the port area and my bariatrics center told me to stop as I was in the healing phase. If you are concerned then call your surgeon's office and def. call if it gets worse.

I was banded in Sept & I still get port pain sometimes it depends on the day and if I do to much or lift something to heavy I have to lift 50lb boxes and I work in a deli so some of r meats weigh 5 lbs and I know if I eat a bit to much my port sticks out and gets very tender so yes it comes and goes and your healing so try to take it easy and always ask for help if you have someone around well good luck hope it gets better for you.

Merry christmas n thanks

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good for you I am trying to be my own motivater on this journey and I got 3 compliments n the past week saying I look like I'm walking better and they asked me if I lost weight cause my face looked thinner so I guess I'm doing alright I just am being patient to reach my goal 135lbs I will be happy with that and I do ask for help cause I don't won't my band to slip or get injured so good luck to both of us and I hope your not n alot of pain but I know my Doc said I can take motrin but not tylenol or asprin cause it can cause erosin n the band however I have major I B S so I take imodiaum 3 times a day about 12 pills where other people have to only take two and I take it real easy and try not to stress about anything anymore , k i hope this helped also.

Its the other way around no motrin or asprin

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Have you tried the liquid pain meds? Did your dr give you and pain meds?

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<p>The surgeon prescribed me the liquid pain meds but I ran out after two weeks so now I have to ask my pcp if I need any more but I seem to be doing alright.

Yes but thats gine i think when i get to ripin and runin and fussing or dont eat it gets irritated

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I'm confused cause the nurse at hospital said I can take any over d counter med for pain. And I read here no Motrin or ibuprofen and others say no Tylenol. Which is it?

You really should not take Motrin or ibuprophen because these are NSAIDs. (Anti-inflammatories) these can erode the lining of your new stomach! I take adult strength liquid Tylenol from CVS! Works fine!

Tylenol not NSAIDs! Port is the last to heal but get off RX pain meds asap! They make for terrible bowel situations!

Happy New Year!