My wife was banded in 03 The quack that did it put the port in the wrong place . (middle right hand side). Now there is not enough Hose to put it back properly un less they start all over again. Any body else heard of this. And by the way this happened in Atchison Ks. So be ware out there. We now have a wonderful Dr. in K.C. Who has to open her up to give her a fill. Any Ideas???????

Okay, another person *just* wrote about a port flip, how weird is that? Small world! Here's a list of links for you to other threads about this on LBT:

Flipped port?

My port is flipped already!!

Port tipped/flipped- questions

Flipped Port

Please help w making decision/flipped port

My port flipped

If she gets rebanded, try to make sure she gets the new AP band, it is supposedly easier to buckle and unbuckle and replace the port. I think one of the new design features (just came out in the US to the general public about 10 days ago) is that it is easier to replace just the port and the tubing without having to replace the whole band.

Best of luck!

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BTW, I don't know more about your situation than what you have just posted, but based solely on that alone, I just wanted to say that some doctors elect to put the port on the right side. Your doc may very well be a quack, and I realize you are upset, but if your comment *is* based only on his port placement, I'd hesitate to call him that.

The band itself has undergone some refinements in design in since 2003, the new AP band does address some of the issues with port problems and band replacement versus the need for just port replacement.

In 2003 in the US the band was barely two years old and since then docs have also perfeted surgical technique, like more often than not choosing to place the port on the left side. Port placement is MD's choice, no real benefit to the band from what I understand (anyone please correct me if I am wrong) from placing it on the left, or the right, or the middle. The tubing that comes with it is trimmed to the length that is needed. The reason I recall being told that most docs started placing it on the left was so later on if the patient were to need studies or abdominal surgery of some sort, the port and tubing would not be in the way.

I hope this helps a bit.