Port Placement?

[prat72 0]

I had surgery May 13 and am doing pretty good. No regurgitation or nausea but I am a bit sore especially around the port site. I was not expecting my port to be placed five inches above and one inch over from my navel. It is bruised and hard feeling. Is this normal? I was expecting it to be lower and towards my side. I'm also finding it hard to drink, I forget about it and have felt icky today since I hae basically had nothing to drink. I felt good yesterday as I sipped all day. Even though I was at a big birthday gathering with food everywhere, and boy did I want to taste but didn't and felt better for not.

[TylerDurden 0]

From your description, my port site is in the same spot. My site is also hard and bruised. Seems reasonable to be contused considering there is a foreign body there and hard from scar tissue. As far as being normal, I hope so because if it isn't, we're in the same boat.

[Katy517 1]

Mine is still very sore, bruised and hard almost five weeks post-op. Mine is below my left breast at the base of my rib cage. It causes me daily discomfort and worry.

[IAmJacksLapBand 5]

I asked my surgeon before surgery about my port placement. It is in the same place. The bruising has faded and it is a little tender to the touch. I expect to be this way for quite a while. It is sitting right on the muscle. I like being able to pinpoint it so that I can keep an eye on it during my journey.

It can be a little odd to feel it when I bend certain ways. But overall I have no worries about the placement.