Port flipped

[alishapat 0]

Hello. I am 4 months post op. Everything WAS going great! I had my first fill in Feburary. My doctor poked around on me for a good 15 minutes before decideing to wait a few days and do the fill under a portable x-ray machine. I went in, layed on the table, they positioned the x-ray where it needed to be, my doctor came in, numbed me, then found the spot right away. After my first fill was done, everything went fine. I went in March and decided I needed my 2nd fill. This time I had a doctor working under my doctor. He poked around for a half hour and couldn't find the spot he needed and it hurt. My doctor decided to do it, yet again, under a portable x-ray. This time, however, it wasn't so normal. When the x-ray was turned on, he asked the x-ray tech to do a lateral view. As soon as it turned on again, he knew it was upside down. Three or four of the stitches that are holding my port to my muscle broke. About 3 days after they discovered this, the last one broke. This was 3 weeks ago. I am waiting for my insurance company to ok the surgery to reflip the port. I am in a lot of pain right now. It feels like someone in jabbing me in the side and stomach with a knife from the inside. Has anybody had this happen? Does anybody know anything to take to help ease the pain?

[Cmor2k 0]

:thumbup: Gosh that sounds awful! Why didn't the doctors give you something for pain???? I am so sorry that happened to you. I was walking down the hallway and felt something funny happen to me. I thought the band had flipped too, almost like a funny bone sensation. But I had it checked and it was okay. Let us know how it goes. I am praying for your safety.

[alishapat 0]

Thank you very much. I've called my clinic and they keep telling me to take tylonal and stuff but that doesn't help. It wasn't until yesterday that it really started to hurt this bad. Normally it's uncomfortable and hurts on occation but not like this. All day yesterday it was sharp shooting pains. I'm hoping and praying my insurance company will ok this surgery and we can get it schedualed before too long.

[alishapat 0]

I didn't feel mine flip but it's been flipped for almost a month. I don't know what's going on. Normally, like I said, it doesn't hurt all the time. The last 2 days I get shooting pains all the time. I know it's flipped but you're right, there might be something else going on too. Thanks!

[NewYearNewMe2010 0]

My port flipped in a similiar way. I did have pain but I had the liquid pain medication they gave me from surgery. I was 4 weeks post op. I had it fixed within a week of my doctor discovering that it had flipped but I am self pay & my doctor covered the cost. They procedure to fix it wasn't bad at all. I went to work the next day.