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Dr. Inserted long needle all the way down to the shaft. I was head lower than feet laying down. With needle still in place, Dr. Asked me to sit up. As I was starting to sit up, gravity was settling the port back into place with the needle still in it! Excruciating!! I have never been asked to sit up with needle still in port. Does this sound like normal procedure?

. Walk the mall, it's from sitting too much and eating salty stuff!

Go in again and have him pull out all the fluid and show you how much is there. Better to play silly doubting woman on the ground than at 12,000 feet in the air. Also, once you are at the new appointment, after your fluid amount has been verified, then discuss with him what led you to need confirmation--face to face. If you don't feel comfortable with this then you could just ask his nurse to do the confirmation, but don't tell her why, just blame it on yourself saying you believe you misread the amount you saw the doctor remove and need to see it again for your own peace of mind

Maybe it was pulling the skin when the port moved as I sat up, but it was painful. Working with bran new doctor and maybe this is the new way to do it. I was banded 6 years ago and I always just layed down, no sitting up and drinking with needle in. Seems like new method risks large holes being pulled in the port. I am not sure if the port is rubber or what it is made of.