Hi everyone

I everyone. I am four days in to my lap band journey and have noticed that the area where the port is located is extremely large.

I am only 210lb now (dropped nearly 20 already since preop diet) but I am worried that I will have a huge swelling under my left rib forever. Is this normal or will it become less pronounced as the swelling goes down.

Can anybody tell me what happened with yours please? I'm very worried about it. Thank you

People can tell you about their own port experiences, but those won't necessarily shed light on yours. There are a few possibilities. Concern yourself with healing from surgery. As long as the soreness and tenderness at the incision diminish as the days pass, ask about your port at your follow-up appointment.

You simply may have swelling from the incision, only four days old. Another possibility is that because, from your telling, your pre-surgery weight wasn't especially extreme, the port is protruding. This often occurs after people lose a lot of fat. Some opt to have the port repositioned after maintaining goal weight for a while.

Thank you. I'm just concerned how prominent it is even now. If it gets bigger as I lose weight I'm going to be incredibly self conscious about it.