Can you feel your port

legallyblonde2 · June 16, 2006

Left lower rib cage. Sticks out far. Hurts when I surf. People ask about it when they see my stomach. I tell them I was stabbed. Dates get grossed out and never touch that area again. I let my niece and nephew touch it for the EEEWWW factor.

Kathy473 · June 16, 2006

Yep, I can feel mine....since the day of surgery. Mine is located about maybe 3 inches down from the bottom of my sternum. Has never bothered me unless I bump it. I catch myself touching it or rubbing on it...kind of like when I was pregnant and I would rub my belly without thinking about it! I guess you could say my port is my new baby...:biggrin1: ! Weird?

AndreaE · June 16, 2006

mine feels strange. it creeps people out if i let them feel it. it doesnt hurt, but it definitely feels strange!! mine is on the right side under the ribcage.

alatina · June 16, 2006

yeah-recently I was wondering why it was so sore and prominent-glad to have this board to see Im not alone.

LapBandit · June 17, 2006

Can anyone feel their port under the skin. I am now getting worried as I don't like needles and when it comes to my first fill, and they cant find the port I will panic.
:help:

I thought I could feel mine but my doctor said it is scar tissue. I actually had my very first fill this morning! He could not find my port at first. It took him a long time, but he found it. Luckily, even though he struggled hard to get that fill in, it was all PAINLESS to me. I hope your experience will be as well. Don't worry, your doctor will find your port too!

the best me · June 17, 2006

I have been able to feel mine from about 1 week post-op, when I "discovered" it...neat! It's small, round, smooth, like a button under my skin at my waistline (just above) on the left side below my ribs.

BUT! Get this!

Can anyone feel the stem of the port? You know, the part that comes out of the side, that the tubing gets attached to? I SWEAR! and I could be wrong, I can feel the port stem running UP toward my ribcage, like it's tucked between some ab muscle striation, or something. Is this possible? Look at the pic of the abnd and port (I went to Inamed.com to get a better pic) and the port is kind of like a lollipop. Well, the stick is what I can feel under my skin, running upward from the button. It's almost like a hard vein, and there's not a similar anything on the right side, so it's not something anatomical...at least symmetrical, anyway. That's the only thing I can think of...could I have lost enough weight and done enough crunches (not!) to be able to feel the port stem?

Anyone? How crazy am I?!

SALEMKITTY · June 17, 2006

I can feel mine really good. It is to the left of my belly button. No problems, no pain so far.

wiggygiggy · June 20, 2006

I can feel my port too (and was banded on the same day as you - AND am a Deb too! ) It creeps me out when I feel it - not sure why I keep touching it, but I do. I get my first fill on Thurs the 22 of June. I hope all goes well.