My mother was banded last July...she lost about 60lbs and her port is right under skin like you can feel it and see it. Well today the port broke out o her tummy...she has little tube of the band sticking out of her.....the doctor said its normal for people who lost too much weight..so now they have to do in and put the port in deeper in her tummy...anyone else have heard of this happening?? cuz i've lost weight and i can already feel mine :sneaky:

i have NEVER heard of the port tubing coming through the stomach! that's crazy. my dr puts the port about an inch and a half to two inches under the skin, and says he will switch it to a low profile port if i lose enough weight and the skin gets too thin and it is visible.

So the port can be replaced?

Normal? What rot. That is definitely not normal.

Maybe when I've lost another 5 kg my ribs will pop out? That doctor is lying his head off.

I hope she gets fixed up, and that no infection gets in there.

That seems really NOT normal. There is nothing sharp enough to actually pierce the skin for any part of it to pop out. The skin would stretch before it pops. Seems very painful as well. I can feel and see my port but no where close to just popping out of the skin. Something dosen't sound right. I hope she really gets this looked at, maybe by a new Dr. :confused2: Good luck.

Can really see my port now, have lost 25 kilos, but always been slim around waist area where it was put. But can see mine when am standing up without clothes, when lye down and turn over boy oh boy does it stick up. hope nothin horrible happens like happened to your mum, breaking the skin.:sneaky:

My doctor says the same thing as mentioned above... Once you start losing weight and you can begin to see your port sticking out, they will replace it with a low profile port so that it is now visible... As far as anything sticking out.... NOT NORMAL. Definitely have it looked at.

looking forward to when get to goal and new low profile port, can see the weight gettttinnn there.:sneaky:

It wasn't anything sharp its just from the port rubbing back and forth. she is schedule for a port replacement saturday

NO, that is not normal. I am a nurse and there is no explanation for the port coming out of her stomach. She needs to get a second opinion. I've never heard of this nor is it normal.

sharon:)

ooh my - i've never heard of that. scary!

I was just banded on March 14th and am having port problems. It is killing me when I bend over. I can feel it real well. Is this normal and does it get better? It really is bothering me. I am going to dr. tomorrow for my post-op and am anxious to see what he says. I look forward to hearing from you on this. :-)

port pain is completely normal after banding. mine lasted about 2 and a half weeks or so. it is worse when twisting, laughing, burping, etc. it will go down as time goes by.

I was just banded on March 14th and am having port problems. It is killing me when I bend over. I can feel it real well. Is this normal and does it get better? It really is bothering me. I am going to dr. tomorrow for my post-op and am anxious to see what he says. I look forward to hearing from you on this. :-)

My doctor put a low profile port in from the get go. I can feel it but for the most part I am completely unaware of it. Yea that port coming through the skin does not sound quite right. Something is fishy. Good luck with your mom.

port pain is completely normal after banding. mine lasted about 2 and a half weeks or so. it is worse when twisting, laughing, burping, etc. it will go down as time goes by. :thumbup:

I am glad to hear this. I was wondering if this was something I was going to have to live with for awhile.

OMG! OMG! I never....

My port is stitched to ab wall/muscle. No way would I, or my doc, think we could/should expect it to break skin, and exit my body. I am told it has been placed with... reasonable expectations.. of it being untouched for life!

My honest opinion is for you to both seek 2nd opinion professionally.

Good luck and wishes for great health to you all.