still sore...and very prominent?

i was just curious do you feel your port? mine feels huge...there is a big lump under my skin, but i feel something hard but its really big, and its still sore....2 months today since surgery...is it supposed to be big? i thought it was kinda small from what i saw before surgery...

and my port is high up on the right side...right under where if you wear a underwire it presses the fat down on the big plastic feeling lump, causing it to be sore...does this ever heal enough to go away or is the placement just wrong and i need to ask for port revision?

I feel my port if I touch my tummy in that area. My port is above the belly button, but to the far left of my stomach, way below my bra line. I am 5-weeks post op and do not have any port pain.

Perhaps you should discuss further with your doctor.

My port is very easy to feel under the skin on my left side just below the bottom of my rib cage. Luckily I haven't had any port pain at all. I think different surgeons place ports in different places so I am sure your is fine where it is.

Sue

I am five weeks out and I still have some pain and discomfort at my port site. I haven't really gone searching for it because it is still a bit sore. Mine is under the bra line on the left side. I guess they sew it into the lining of your stomach (correct me if I'm wrong) so it will be sore for a bit.

My port is about two inches below my ribcage on my left hand side. I have a low profile port, and I can't feel it, unless I try to find it. I had port pain for maybe a month if I sat upright for a long period of time. I'm 3 1/2 months out, and on rare occasions I get a bit of tenderness in the area.

mgirl: My port has the little hooks (I have the Realize band) that are embedded into the muscle wall. It's not connected to my stomach. As far as know, no ports are connected to the stomach lining, but I don't know that for an absolute fact.

Edited December 16, 200817 yr by kiz

I am 16 months out and my port is exactly where yours is just at my bra line and it bothers me often. My port also feels very big, as a matter of fact Dec of 07 I had to have a ultrasound and CT my PCP referred me to a surgeon thinking it might be a hernia....Turned out to just be my port and it is fine. According to my fill doctor she says a lot of her patients that have their port placed where we do complain about it being uncomfortable.

I had never wanted to feel mine till I started reading about everyone feeling theirs!!!! It turns out I can't feel it anyway. My incision is a bit raised. Is it supposed to be felt right under the incision or to the side?I hope it's there lol!!!!!!

banded 11/18 I can feel my port lower right site next to right rib cage far away from Bra area... My problem know is that I my "friend" andy eveythign is a little swollen band really tight and port really sore!!! Sorry if it's TMI!!!

I had surgery 12/3/2008 so I am two weeks postop today. My port sight is still tender, but getting better each day. My surgeon places his ports on the left side a few inches above the belly button, thank goodness. I am large breasted and would hate my port right under my bra! I can feel my port directly below my port scar. I cannot feel it until I push in a little bit though. I have dissolvable stitches, so I can still feel some of those towards the corners of my incisions.

my port is raised & visible - even thru snug/form fitting clothing.

it's bothersome & i spoke with my surgeon about moving it this past monday. he is not inclined to move it if there is no problem & don't need a tummy tuck - which i don't.

don't know what i'm going to do just yet - it's right at my sports bra line & is annoying and sore at times after a work out.

Edited December 17, 200817 yr by luluc

Wow your ports are so high! Mine is about three inches left of my navel. Previously, if I did a really intense ab workout, I would get a little sore. They found a leak and I had to have a revision on 12/9/08. The doctor moved it slightly but it is still roughly in the same place. I will see if it makes a difference.

Surgery 12/18 here, and the port is the only pain I have left! It sticks out some too, very easy for me and any others that are willing to feel, even see. It feels just as it is....a hard lump of plastic in my belly! Mine is to the right side towards the lower end of the rib cage. I hope it becomes less tender as time goes on. Creepy. Sitting is uncomfortable at times.

I find that snug jeans cause me pain. Mine sits right where the waist band of my jeans are. I could swear my Dr. said it would be much higher.

Wierd how everyone´s ports are in different places. Mine is about an inch above my belly button a little bit the left. It is still quite sore, but I am only 11 days post op. Sitting for long periods is bothersome.

I had my surgery on 11/18 and still experience port pain.. Mostly if I have a pair of high waisted jeans it hits the port!! Also since I've been working out I noticed a tugging at my port. My dr. attached to a strong ab muscle and I have to toughen it up a bit before the pain totally goes away. I still can't lean up against the treadmill or sink just yet.:tongue2:

still sore...and very prominent?

i was just curious do you feel your port? mine feels huge...there is a big lump under my skin, but i feel something hard but its really big, and its still sore....2 months today since surgery...is it supposed to be big? i thought it was kinda small from what i saw before surgery...

and my port is high up on the right side...right under where if you wear a underwire it presses the fat down on the big plastic feeling lump, causing it to be sore...does this ever heal enough to go away or is the placement just wrong and i need to ask for port revision?

I think the placement is a little unfortunate if the weight of your underwire pushes down on it and causes discomfort. Mine is never sore anymore but now that I have lost my weight, I can see where it is if I don't have a shirt on and it can easily be felt.

It might get better over time. At 2 months out I was still getting the occasional port pain from abdominal exercises. Can you give it a "rest" sometimes by wearing no bra or a sports bra when you are at home and don't have to go anywhere? Perhaps you can get a new non-underwire bra that might feel a little better as well.