My port is placed in the front of my stomach instead of on the side. I never heard of this until it was already done. Is this common at all? Where is YOUR port?

I said middle too - my port is just under my bra line, centre of my chest.

My first was on the right side and my second is now on the left. (port replaced because of infection)

Mine is deadcenter right below my ribs. It pops against my ribs if I move a certain way - kinda freaky when it does that.

wombat

Mine is about an inch or two below my right breast (below the bra line).

Mine is on the right because I have a permanent colostomy. So my doctor has to do my backwards! I was scheduled to have gastric bypass and my doctor said he wouldn't do it because of the colostomy. So here I am with the band and losing very slowly! I think after another fill or two I will be ok.

Ok, no one is going to believe this, but mine is on my left side, right above my left breast. If you were pledging allegiace, and put your hand over your heart (like you did in elementary school), it is right below your hand. My doctor pioneered this, and I really don't know the reason for it, but it is very convenient. I don't know how I would do with a port in my tummy area somewhere.

wow paragirl!! I've never heard of that. Can you see it? How are fills?

mines is on my right side 3 inches from my belly button

I cant see the port, but I do feel it easily since there isnt a lot of thick skin or fat over it. Fills are easy, I have never had a problem - Ive had two.

Mine is directly below my xiphoid process... very little space between the two. Its easily felt with the fingers... sometimes it bothers me when I'm in yoga, only one pose though, so I don't go as deeply into the pose as I should.

mine used to be on the right, but it migrated to the middle as i got smaller.

I am very short-waisted, which my surgeon commented on when he was estimating where he expected my port to be. It ended up being about 2 or 2-1/2 inches above my belly button, and 2 inches to the right of center.

I wanted mine on my right side (lower than my belly button) where I have a small tattoo. I thought it would be a good way to mark the location for fills. My doctor explained to me that he does not put them on the right side. He does not want the tube to cross the centre of the body in case one ever needs emergency centreline surgery & it gets cut like in heart surgery, or something on the right like an appendix.

I ended up with my port lower than my belly button on the left, though not as low as I would have liked because now my port scar is right beside my belly button. I would have prefered it to be hidden in my pants.

Thank god I thought I was the only one with one right in the middle.

I can feel it and if I stand sideways you can kind of see it. The ort feels like it's between the subcuteanous fat and ab muscles. I guess my goal of onr day seeing the hint of a six pack are gone, cause if i get real lean this thing will stick out like a lump. Not happy with that

but i guess i have to focus on the task at hand. What's done is done.

Vanman

My port is right in the ceter below my bra line, in fact I have to position my bra so that it doesn't rest on the port b/c that feels kinda wierd. QUESTION.. does it hurt when you get your fills if your port is there???????? I go for my first fill on 9/4 and I'm already nervous that it will hurt. H~E~L~P:huh2: