Does anyone know what causes the port to flip? I thought they stitched it on really good. I don't understand how this could happen...:confused2:

Does anyone know what causes the port to flip? I thought they stitched it on really good. I don't understand how this could happen...:confused2:

I think it will flip if you are lifting, doing crunches before you have healed and sometime Sh*t happens :thumbup: maybe they didn't stich it in well enought.

It is not uncommon. They do stitch the port in, but it is in soft tissue---and some just don't hold. The surgery to put it back in right is less invasive than the original banding surgery, and does not interupt your weightloss seriously. Look up FairyFacade on here----her name is Laura, she is part of the Shrinking Violets Group, and she had this happen. Looks like she will still make her 100 pounds lost in the first year!!!

Hope all goes well for you!

Kat

Thanks for your reply! My port hasn't flipped but I've heard it a few times on this site so I was wondering.

my doctor says port flipping happens 10% of the time

I've been wondering the same thing - I go for a fill on Tuesday and I have kinda been worried about this - it seems to me, that my port is actually -receeding- into my stomach a little - because I can't feel it as much as I could in the beginning - NOW, this may be because the swelling is going down or something????? who knows--- I just DO NOT want to go in there on Tuesday and them tell me they can't do a fill..... I will be devestated....

Yesterday during my fill my surgeon told his two fellows (I allow them to teach on me) that a port may flip or seem to flip because with the loss of visceral fat (under the muscle around the organs) the shape of the abdomen changes and since it is anchored the port may change direction. My port hasnt flipped but it has turned almost on its side. It is a complete hassle to get a fill, I was poked 4 times yesterday twice by the NP and twice by the dr.

Of course this most likely isnt the ONLY reason a port may flip, it is what my surgeon said.

Hi Azchick, what type of band do you have? I'm curious.