I knew I'd think of another question...I'm probably just hounding ya'll to death! Could you give me some ideas of why you chose the location of your port? Left side, right side, high, low, etc? I'm going to have to tell the surgeon where I want it, and I am not sure.....

Port stories, anyone?

Thanks in advance, Cindy

I don't think that many if any of us chose the location of our ports - the Dr's have preferences. Mine is about 5 inches to my left of my belly button and 2 inches up.

Thanks for the info, Soonergirl. I am pretty sure the dr. said he'd ask us where we wanted it, but they throw so much info at you, I can't be sure! Now that you mention is, the other two people who have shown my their ports had them on the left side, too.

I had NO choice in the matter....mine is about two inches directly above my belly button. The location is fine for me.

I had no choice either,drs prefernce. mines about 2 inches right above my belly button. not bad,can DEFINATLY feel it...i keep thinking theyll have to push it back once i lose a lot of weeight but doc said no !

well,good luck and keep us posted=)

Mine is also a couple inches above my belly button and a little to the left. I "found" it just a week or two ago and can definately feel it by applying light pressure to my tummy. It is actually a good place as it is above my waist band line.

Mine is several inches directly above my belly button, right at the bottom of my rib cage. My only complaint is that I am, well, let's say "curvy" and my bottom band of my bra sits right on it. Not comfortable initially after surgery or right after a fill.

I didn't have an option either, but it's cool that you do. The only place I've heard of that was a problem was on the braline. There's a been a few women who complained that they had trouble there.

Mine is on my waistline to the left about 5 inches from my bellybutton. My doc said he put it there on purpose because it wasn't going to be my waistline anymore!

I had no choice either. Mine's about 2 inches left and 2 inches up from my belly button. I reckon its a pretty good location, cause it hasn't gotten in my way at all yet

Umm .. I actually typed that before I read what Jack said LOL, so it sounds like I'm copying him, but I'll just stick with "great minds think alike" hehe

no choices.. 2 inches above the belly button.

..about 4~5" right of navel and about 6" up....seems like a great postion, hasn't gotten in the way of anything yet....

Mine is in this same location and sometimes, when I am full, or swollen, not sure which, or why... it feels like a baby head stuck up in my ribs, just like my children did when I was pregnant with them. I knew it was because I am "vertically-challenged" and they had nowhere else to go but out and up.

Anyway, to make a short answer long - it has not bothered me, just feels like I am pregnant sometimes.

I figured the bra line would be a problem (well, not for the guys!), and the waist would be a problem, so probably somewhere between navel and ribs is the best place...I just kind wanted mine on the right side of me, rather than the left. That should be okay. Thanks everyone for getting "port-personal" with me! Cindy

No choice for me, either. Mine's in my left midsection, two inches below my ribs.

I hope whenever I get mine it isnt right in the front, Cuz someday I would like to have another baby, and if some peoples belly buttons pop out, I wonder what the port would look like being right in the front part of the belly being pushed out...?????

I would like to see a picture of a pregnant band belly. I would like to have anothe baby as well. I have searched all over the net to find a pic, but no luck so far.

I wanted to see what a pregnant band belly looks like.

I had NO SAY in where my port was.. it *was* about 5 inches below and 1 inch to my left of the middle of my boobs.

Since it flipped, he moved it to smack dab between my boobs..where there's no fat, so it feels like the chest between my boobs is really hard (its right under the skin). Due to me, my doc is now placing all ports here. Now if I got pregnant, I don't think it would be visible.. but where it was, seemed like prime place that the belly expands and it would be poking out the top or something (had all kinds of crazy images in my head).