For weeks the physicians assistant has been telling me that the bump protruding from my port incision is nothing more than built up fluid.

Well, I went in for my 1st fill and saw the doctor and he was shocked to see that the bump is really the tubing that has popped through the muscle and is bent underneath my skin.

Great, huh?

The doctor said he had never seen anything like this before, and keep in mind, that this from a doctor who has been doing this surgery from the get-go.

So, for the last 5 days I have been trying to deal with the insurance company ... the doctor told me to just go in tomorrow as planned (3rd scheduling) and he will deal with the insurance company.

So, what gives ... ? Anyone hear about the tubing popping through underneath the port incision?

No, not at all.

Wow! Thanks for sharing your story.

As the procedure to be filmed .... might discover it's a defect or surgeon error....which would ensure YOU are not liable for the bill.

Good luck with the procedure. I hope it won't be any of your expense.

They are classifying it as a port revision ... since there is no existing classification for this procedure.

The doctor is 100% sure that the insurance will cover it ...

Just dealing with the insurance company, both myself and the doctor's office, has been a test of wills.