since my first fill, ( they had to manually flip my port in place again it was flipped sideways) I have had major pain when sneezing coughing, bending over, and moving the wrong way. I havent been able to exercise and even sitting and then moving wrong hurts so bad. i already took one leave through work for my surgery which was approved for a non fmla leave and to find out i would have to apply for another one which i dont think would be approved so im probably going to lose my job sadly. but what can i do?? I think they will probably have to surgically correct the port, since it was loose and now it seems to be sideways again and the pain im experiencing is such a burning pain the lower part of my stomach below my port. i love my band so much and well jobs come and go i just want to ensure im healthy and my band is good. i call today to see when they want me to come in for a consult on the situation. they told me to wait over the weekend to see if it would resolve. i slept like hell last night because turning feels like im tearing so bad and im 2 months out from surgery. :thumbup:

chicmam--SAME HERE. I have this pain at my port site-- or just below my scar. Banded the same day as you as well. Usually it happens when I sit at the wrong angle or my underwire digs into my stomach. Last night I had the craziest dreams and was thrashing around (apparently) and I think I irritated it.....

I have a fill appt with my surgeon on Wed so I am going to ask him about it then but I think it might be the scar tissue that it getting irritated or wrenched around...

Keep in touch.....

I just had my port flipped (on the 11th) and I was back to work (with limits) the next day. It was very quick and not that much pain at all, just alittle sore, like I WAY overworked my left abs...

I'm having portal pain, but it isn't real bad. I say on a scale of 1 to 10, it is either a 1 or 2. I only really notice it when I'm wearing a shirt. It hurts when I touch the skin around it. Otherwise, if nothing is touching it, I feel fine.

Could weight gain be causing the problem? I've gained back about 15 pounds.

How do you know if your port is flipped?

If it doesn't need be filled or unfilled, does it matter if it is flipped?