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How aware are you of your port?

It seems like I notice it more and more all the time. I was banded on May 1st, have lost over 30 lbs. (scale at the gym is broken, so I'm just guessing) and it seems like I notice my port all the time. It doesn't hurt, it's just THERE! Just like when I'm doing crunches during my workout. There's my port. I was laying on the side of my pond, re-arranging plants and cleaning.....There's my port poking me. Getting dressed, there's my port!

Maybe I'm just more aware of something that's never been there before?

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My port doesn't bother me but I sure know it is there. I notice it the most when I am trying to get comfortable in bed. When I lie on my back, i can really feel it.

My port bothers me more than anything. If I have any pain issues, its with the port. I hate having fills and unfills because it irritates me again for weeks. Glad to hear that others find it irritating also.

OK where the hell is my port? I can't seem to find it. My twitches and pains are not near my scars. When I went in for my 1 wk checkup the nurse wasn't sure where it was.

That's me exactly! I can feel the scar tissue from the port incision but was surprised to find out the actual port was about 2 inches below that incision line. Did it move???? I don't know. All I know is that it took several tries before my doc could even find it. He felt it but I still can't!! I only know an approximate location of it.

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