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Where is your Port?  

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  1. 1. Where is your Port?

    • On my right side!
      75
    • On my left side!
      159
    • In the middle!
      122
    • In the back!
      2
    • Heck if I know!
      7


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Mine is in the middle about 2 inches below my bra. My doc told me he put it there because there is less chance of it flipping when you lose a large amount of weight. So far no problems. I can feel mine too if I'm laying on my stomach, but it doesn't hurt.

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Mine is on the left side, above my waist. What I want to know, is it just under the skin, or is it way under that huge roll of fat? They are going to need a foot-long needle if it is!!!!

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Hehehehehehhee,

You really gave a good laugh with your smart poll. My port is on the left side, but I voted (in the back), casue it was tooo funny to resisit, (heck if I know) was even funnier

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Mine is sorta in the center now that I read about everyone elses. Mine is just off center to the left.

So...umm I screwed up the poll results because I said left and its really center.

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I can tell because my pain is worse there and my incission is 2 inches long vs 1/2 inch or 1 inch.

How many incissions did you all have? I ended up with 6.

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Mine is in the middle about two inches up and one inch to the right of my belly~button. I can feel mine all the time...kinda feels like a 9volt battery :-)

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Mine is smack dab in the middle immediately below my bra band and I can feel it all the time.

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