Port- revision ( port on it's side) ahhhhh

[puurdypatty 0]

:sad:HELLO ALL, I AM SORRY IF THERE IS A THREAD ON THIS ALREADY, BUT I DIDN'T SEE ONE. SO HERE'S MY STORY. I AM 2 MONTHS POST-OP, HAVE HAD TWO FILLS. LAST FILL WAS ON THURSDAY THE 9TH OF APRIL, WAS TOLD MY PORT SEEMS TO HAVE FLIPPED ON IT'S SIDE. SHE THEN SAYS I MIGHT NEED A REVISION. I AM DREADING ANOTHER SURGERY. CAN ANYONE SHARE THEIR STORY ON THIS WITH ME? THANKS A BUNCH!

[hdsantoni 0]

I too have a port that flips. However mine is in the center of my breasts. The last time I had a fill he as able to manually right it so there was no need for surgery. It hurt but wasn't anything I couldn't handle. There was a little bruising after. From what I understand it isn't that bad to have it reattached. I have the Realize band and am happy with it as I have hit my sweet spot and do not require any more adjustments. Good luck and I hope all goes well for you!

[karen_karen 0]

hi i had a port revision about a month and half maybe two months ago. all my 3 or 4 stitches popped out do to excerise. i was trying to get a fill for like months and the doctor wasnt able to get to it. did xrays and ultrasounds and everything seemed like and no luck so finally he suggested to revision my port. which wasnt bad at all. it only takes about 30 minutes or so maybe less depending on your surgeon but i was in and out in half a day. i forgot to talk to the surgeon about getting a fill which really frustrated me when i woke up and found out that he had only given me a .2cc fill which is nothing. i was so mad that i got out of the bed and right into the bathroom changed clothes and signed the papers and walked out lol. so needless to say i wasnt in any pain. i really wasnt in any pain at all actually that first day. but i went home with some pain killers and antibotics and really didnt need the pain killers. he only made a small incision using the same one from the first surgery about 2 inches i would say. he didnt stitch it up this time he actually used mesh to hold it in place he said that nothing should happen to it. it is meshed into my muscles.

so actually what im trying to say is it really didnt hurt. cant bend down or around to much at the beginning but in a few days your pretty much back to normal.i think the only pain i felt was getting into bed a particular way and it was sooooo painful like i ripped something and that was once. now no big deal.