female only Dr. C: port pain during my period?

Sunta · January 25, 2007

Hi Dr. C,

I'm 11 months out from surgery, and last month, I got a bad pain in my port area. It's like a stabbing, pulling, pinching, burning pain. It was so bad I could hardly walk. It lasted for about five days, so I went to the doctor. She gave me Celebrex and told me to take it for two weeks. Well, after one Celebrex, the pain disappeared and stayed away for nearly a month. Now, this month, the pain is back. What I noticed is that both times, I've had my period. Could it be related? It's a severe pain that happens mostly when I move around or walk. My port is located about an inch above my belly button and a little to the left, so it's much higher in my abdomen than where I usually get normal period cramps. Yesterday, it was so bad I could hardly stand up. I took a Celebrex and two Tylenol, and felt 100% better. Today it's back to being slightly sore. After I take the Celebrex/Tylenol combination, it goes away until the next day. Should I stay on the Celebrex for the whole two weeks, (since I never did a two week course last month) or should I not take it if I don't have symptoms? And could it be related to my period?

Thanks,

Becky

VABandster · February 10, 2007

wow Becky! I am due to get my period on Monday and for the past 2 days I've felt a lot more pain than usual in my port area!!! I actually have some celebrex I got from my doctor for a foot issue I have, but I am going to try it and see if it makes my port pain go away! What a weird phenomenon, but I'm so glad to know that the reason for the pain may be my period! Thanks for posting!

Trace Curry · February 10, 2007

You can get endometriosis anywhere--it's even been reported in the heart!--but I think that would be pretty rare. I'm not sure what to tell you to be honest...

Dr. C

Cincinnati, Ohio

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DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

Hi Dr. C,
I'm 11 months out from surgery, and last month, I got a bad pain in my port area. It's like a stabbing, pulling, pinching, burning pain. It was so bad I could hardly walk. It lasted for about five days, so I went to the doctor. She gave me Celebrex and told me to take it for two weeks. Well, after one Celebrex, the pain disappeared and stayed away for nearly a month. Now, this month, the pain is back. What I noticed is that both times, I've had my period. Could it be related? It's a severe pain that happens mostly when I move around or walk. My port is located about an inch above my belly button and a little to the left, so it's much higher in my abdomen than where I usually get normal period cramps. Yesterday, it was so bad I could hardly stand up. I took a Celebrex and two Tylenol, and felt 100% better. Today it's back to being slightly sore. After I take the Celebrex/Tylenol combination, it goes away until the next day. Should I stay on the Celebrex for the whole two weeks, (since I never did a two week course last month) or should I not take it if I don't have symptoms? And could it be related to my period?

Thanks,

Becky

VABandster · February 12, 2007

Becky,

Just wanted to thank you again for your post! I started my period yesterday and voila! My port pain (sounds very similar to yours) is Totally gone!!! I had no problems moving or sleeping last night..

Really strange to think that PMSing is causing this, but hey, as long as my port hasn't flipped or something else is wrong, I'll take it!