Hello,

I have noticed that I do have major soreness where my port used to be. How long did it take your pain to go away if you had any at the port site? Just wondered how long it would last. Thanks!!!

Hi Becca!

I had severe port pain from the day they placed my band in me. It was so chronic and I complained all the time. My surgeon never said anything more than, oh that's normal - etc. etc. Once it was removed during my revision the pain was instantly gone. I cannot tell you how amazing that was. It was almost like it was a part of me!

However in the last few weeks I've been getting (maybe?) little phantom pains here and there. I'm 3.5 months out so right around the 3rd month it showed back up. It's only from time to time - or if I stretch. It's very bizarre. It's not too bad though where I'm too concerned, and nothing like when the band was still there.

I say if it gets to the point where you're doubling over, definitely get it checked. You know your body and if it's not normal. I hope you feel better soon!!!

This isn't what anyone wants to hear, but I still have random port pain. If I bump it just right, or push on it just right, then I get a sharp, quick pain and it's gone. It's not a daily, or even a weekly thing. And, I can remember back around 3-4 months out, still having a lot of tenderness in that area. It eased up when I really started losing weight, and the "pulling" from gravity weight decreased.

I had my port removed 5.5 years ago & my band removed 4 years ago. I still have occasional pain in my old port area. It's a rare occurance but it does happen. Sometimes just twisting the wrong way or bumping into something and I get shooting pains that last anywhere from seconds to minutes.

I'm a year post-revision, and if I push on the area where the port used to be it's a bit tender. But I wouldn't say it hurts at all just on a daily, normal basis. When the doc puts IN the port, he sews it in there to stay. When we have it out, it can do a lot of damage to the tissues in that area of the abdomen and cause soreness for awhile.

It does get better with time, so hang in there!

I never had pain in my port area, don't know why.