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Hello everyone, well i've been to the doc and they say that everything looks fine and it is typical now to be having port pain and trouble now that i've lost weight (about 167 now). Does anyone know anything about changing out the size of the port?

How much does it cost?

Are you put under anestesia?

What is the recovery time?

What is involved in recovery (diet and other stipulations)

Any other info?

Thanks!

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I just had my port changed out last Thurs. The original one is a quarter size and the one I have now is a dime size (low profile, they call it). I also asked the doc. to move it upwards because it was right on my waistband. I am still swollen, no thanks to my husband. He forgot to tell me to put ice on it until I found out from the doctor's office on Monday. It was a little more sore for me this go around than the original surgery. I guess it is because of the weight loss and not as much fat to protect the area.

The surgery is around 5,500.00 but my with my insurance I will have to pay around 10 - 20 %. I suggest to all if you are serious about changing your lifestyle and truly wanting to get to your perfect goal weight to consider the low profile port instead of the regular one. This way you don't have to go through a second procedure.

I was under general anestesia again and I was out of the hospital in 2 hours. Surgery on Thurs, took off on Friday and Monday. Probably if I knew about the ice I would have been back to work on Monday. My original surgery I was out on Thurs. and back on Monday.

I will be happy when the swelling goes down so I can get back to normal.

There is no special diet at all before or after. I did have a bout with Constipation though because with my stomach muscles I couldn't push so my stomach was bloated. That was painful. I would even suggest to take an enema or super dieters tea the night before the surgery since you are eating normal food.

Good Luck to you and there are no worries.

Josephine

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