I'm a week out from surgery.

Stupid question, but should I be able to feel my port? Where abouts is it? I've felt around a little bit but I don't want to go poking and prodding my tummy too much trying to find it. :phanvan

I have 5 incisions one between my breasts, two on my left side, one on my right and a longer one on the left side of my belly button. Can any one point me in the right direction??

Thanks!

Meredith

One of your incisions will be a little bigger than the others. Your port will be there.

I can't find or feel mine either. It's buried pretty deep.

I just know generally where it is by the incision.

Most say theirs is on the left, mine is on the right, just below my bra line and I can feel it very easily.

Ahhh! I see! Thanks so much!

Maybe thats why that area is hurting a teensy bit still :nod:

Yep - the port incision hurts for longer - because the port is actually stiched to an abdominal muscle.

It takes longer to heal than the skin stiches.

my port is midline of my abdomen. I thought it was on the left under an inscision but I work in an x-ray dept. and I had them take an x-ray of me so I could see where the band and the port was.

The largest incision, and the only one that hurt for me. About 1.5" below my bra, slightly to the right. I couldn't feel it for a long time, and then tried and - yep, that's it! Felt like a button pretty deep under the skin, had to push a bit to feel it.

But now I can't feel it at all.

Yep - the port incision hurts for longer - because the port is actually stiched to an abdominal muscle.

It takes longer to heal than the skin stiches.

so thats what that niggling pain is!!! thanks

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