female only Port and Period

[purplemonkey 1]

Hi gang. The past couple months that i have had my period my port gets really sore and swollen. I attributed it to my period anyway since it starts 5 or 6 days before and lasts through the end of it.

This time however it's swollen more than it has ever been. i can actually look down and see my flesh bulged out there. Now i might have irritated the last couple days using the exercise bike which might have made it more swollen, but i'm a little worried. I have no trouble eating or anything like that. It's just the swelling mainly. Should i rush to the doctor, or give it a week til my period is over and any irritation i caused with the bike has a chance to go down...

Finally hit a weight loss of 120 pounds today! I can't believe it!

Thanks!

virginia

[green 6]

Congratulations on your fabulous weight loss! Where is your port situated?

[purplemonkey 1]

Thank you! my port is situated on my left side about 3 inches up from my belly button.

[green 6]

This does rather odd to me. I think that you should phone your bariatric surgeon's office and ask about this. Once you find out what is going on, please post the info here. I am very curious. Good luck to you, grrl.

[purplemonkey 1]

i haven't had a fill yet so my port hasn't been "inspected." what would it feel like if it had flipped?

[ToniaPatt 0]

Purple! You've lose 120 pounds! :clap2: Thats amazing. And without a fill? Do you feel restricted even without it?

As for your port, I would def call the doc, that's what they're there for. Not sure what a flipped port would feel like, but being so swollen that it pokes out, that requires a doc's opinion, I think.

[purplemonkey 1]

Yeah i still feel pretty restricted so I haven't had any problems with food. I will say though that when i don't go to the gym I don't lose anything. My body seems to need the gym to jumpstart my metabolism on a daily basis.

I still have a couple days of period left and no change on the swelling so i put a call into my doc today. The nurse practitioner will be calling me back this afternoon. I hope it's nothing serious. I'm having no problem with food, so I'm hoping it's only a port thing and not a band thing.

[enterprise01 0]

Purple - I have the same thing happening with my port when I'm having my period. My port is normally very, very sensitive. I'm constantly aware of it. The port is the only thing I hate about being banded. About 3 days before my period, it starts feeling like the port is trying to push out of my body the swelling and pressure are so great. It's truly miserable. I can't sleep on my stomach or even my left side when I'm having my period.

Let us know what the doctor says. I hope it's nothing serious.