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I was banded a year and a half ago now. I have always had mild pain around my port - mostly after I eat and especially if I eat too much :hungry: . It seems that it is the worst if I'm up moving around. If I sit down it gets better usually but not always. Does anyone else have this problem? :D

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It has been 1 year 3 months and I am also experiencing intermittent port pain. I find the things that irritate it the worst are snug waistbands, long periods sitting at a pc, lying on that side and sometimes during intercourse. ( more the pressure from above ). Sorry to be graphic but want to be honest. It is usually more of annoyance then horrible pain. I find if I change positions, get up and move around and try on ALL pants/skirts before buying helps. I have lost 108lbs and this is a small inconvenience compared to the big picture. But sometimes I freak myself out thinking something serious is going on and stress about ever having my band removed...silly I know, but human. Good luck!

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Only been banded for 10 days but so far it has been wonderful. But yesterday I noticed the swelling around my incisions has gone down substantially and I have occasional frequent sharp, shooting pains at port site. Is this normal? Katt

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i have been banded for a bit over a year and get occassion port pain. one doctor said it had been placed 'too high'. great... anyway, it is nothing bad enough for me to get it surgically fixed.

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Yeah, lately I've had some discomfort. It seems that my ribs and port are having a disagreement at the moment. I have tried to contact my doctor last week, but they stay busy. I am going to call back on Monday and try to set up an appt with him to get checked out.

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I wouldn't say my hurts constantly, but probably it hurts nearly as much as it doesn't hurt. It's not bad, usually just a mild ache. Every now and then it'll get worse than that, I kind of prod with with my hands, and the attention seems to make it back down, as odd as that is.

Whenever I eventually make it to (or around) goal, I plan of having some work done to my body, and at that time, I intend to have the smaller low profile port installed. It's flatter I guess.

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I was banded in May. I have had one fill in July. I'm doing great (33 lbs gone so far!), but I am experiencing SEVERE port-site pain. The pain is so great that I am unable to take full breaths. It is a very bad "bruise" type pain. I'm not sure what is causing it, but it does get worse around the time of my period (from cramping I think). When I am sitting it doesn't seem to be as bad, but when I try to stand the pain can be so severe that I am unable to stand up straight.

Any suggestions?

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