Hello!

I had my surgery June 2nd of this year and have been feeling some soreness where my port is. Has anybody else experienced this? Or have you heard of this being common due to movement from exercise or should I contact the doctor? Thanks in advance for your responses.

Hello!

I had my surgery June 2nd of this year and have been feeling some soreness where my port is. Has anybody else experienced this? Or have you heard of this being common due to movement from exercise or should I contact the doctor? Thanks in advance for your responses.

hi does it happen after you eat? if so maybe you ate to much.

I still get it if I move wrong, or the baby kicks it from the shopping cart. (He sits in the carseat type carriers). So i've been changing that too.

teri

I was banded 7/2 of this year and my port hurts sometimes after intense ab workout's. I've never spoken to my surgeon about it, b/c I've always assumed it was normal. To me it makes sense - if you're working those muscles where the port is sewn to, it could be moving or trying to build additional scar tissue?? Who knows! LOL

Sometimes my left ribcage hurts when my port hurts too. I'm going to watch this thread to see if anyone has any input on this.

No, it does not necessarily happen after I eat. Thanks though.

Thanks for your response. I initially thought that it was from exercise, then I noticed the incision was dimpled and that worried me. I had a family member look at it at they said it was probably because I have lost weight and that's why it looks that way. Your thoughts?

hey all. i was banded on 7-23-08 and i've had pain about 1 inch below my port ever since surgery it's not every day, but feels like a pulling stitch. i have the realize band and its suppose to be stapled. i don't think it is the port ive had 2 fills and said something to the anrp. that did the fill she said that it was not anything they did in surgery?

Hi RS,

I was banded on 6/24 - the first month or so I had all of my pain in the port area (for me it's on the left side under the breastbone) but I haven't had any pain since - Until the middle of August I felt pulling @ the site if I moved wrong - I was told by the nurse that it was because the port is stitched into the muscle and it pulled as it heals. Now I don't even notice the port..........How have you done with the weight loss? I've got 40 down........60 to go.........

Good luck Sharon

Thanks for your response. I initially thought that it was from exercise, then I noticed the incision was dimpled and that worried me. I had a family member look at it at they said it was probably because I have lost weight and that's why it looks that way. Your thoughts?

It's difficult for me to say. I haven't noticed an indentation at my port site or around the incision closest to my ribcage. I would recommend tracking it - it's helped me. The two times I notice pain here is when I exercise and after I've PB'd (only 2x, but that was 2x too many). Both use muscle for sure, so that's my take on it. I'm going for another fill on November 11th, so I'll ask and let you know what I find out.