I love reading all the posts here in the forum and I am hesitant to even type this first post but I am. I am just over 2 years post surgery and I am at my goal weight and have been for some time. Now that I have lost my weight and haven't had any real changes on the scale in probably 8 months, I have been wrapping to tighten the areas that I needed to so badly but I am thinking of moving my port. I don't want to have it removed totally I just am considering having it moved. Now that my stomach is getting flat there is a area where my port is that stick out more. I am not having any problems it is just that it looks weird to have one side of my stick out further than the other. Anyone else with the same problem? I just know if I should let it for now or not? Will it be less noticeable. Thank you, Barbara

I had my port moved Dec. 2010 because when I wore tight clothes at my waist it was uncomfortable. Since I had it moved, the surgeon put in a smaller one. I had it moved to about 2 inches below my belly button on my left side. It is a 20 min. out patient procedure. I was put to sleep to do it but didn't take long and I was home before I knew it.

I am newly banded 1-17-2013 but my surgeon told me that it is very common to have them moved. I will most likely have mine moved at some point at he put it a few inches bellow my breast plate (where both sides of my ribs meet in the middle. It seems to me to be a bad location as I seem to bump it at work. As well as it pokes out and my wife is not to happy with the placement either because it looks funny.

Cheers,

I looked into it. The option my surgeon gave me was to put in a low profile port, that way it wouldn't stick out. The cost was 4,000 dollars. I decided to live with it.

Vlp, insurance paid to move mine maybe your insurance would too if it is causing you pain by bumping into it etc

They actually make a low profile port, too. I've heard of quite a few people having their original ports moved and replaced with low profile ones.

Honestly, if it's something that bothers you, I think you should do it. I mean, you did all the work to lose the weight. You deserve to fully enjoy it without being self conscious about your port.

Thank you everyone. I think I will setup an apt to talk to him about my options. I really appreciate the feedback

Good luck and please let us know as I am interested as well.