Are you supposed to feel your port?

[shibalover 0]

Hello,

I'm 6 days post op and thought I was healing fine. I've had a return of gas pain again, I think. It could be the shakes I'm drinking-they have soy and sometimes I can react weird to it-I'm switching to another shake. So anyway, I can feel a bump under my biggest incision and have a tiny bit of clearish Fluid coming from the incision. I called my surgeon and they said not to worry if it doesn't hurt and I don't have a fever, neither of which I have. Has anyone else experienced this feeling and the fluid? I don't want to jump the gun and start worrying, any advice?

[MrsShannonDennis 10]

Totally normal! You will feel your port unless you have tons of belly fat but even then I'm sure you can push hard enough to find it. My tummy is super flat now and I can feel mine BAD, I call it my "Baby's Foot". Once you get to your goal weight, you can get a flatter port. I'm planning on doing it soon. Its a little less that $2000 for my surgeon to do it. The Fluid I'm sure is just from the incision being so fresh. I had bandages over mine for about 8 days so I didnt see anyting. Once they came off, there was some moisture. Hope this helps!

[HappyDay 0]

I can also feel my port very well......I'm 6 weeks post op and my husband calls me a turkey because he said the port feels like the pop up timer on a turkey (only bigger). I can feel it the most when I'm standing up - I believe it's totally normal.

As far as the Fluid goes.....I did not have that, but if it's clear, I'm sure it's nothing. I did have an infection in the port incision 2 days post op.....I had a very bright red area that started to spread and was hot to the touch. I called my doc and described it to him.....he called in an antibiotic and I was fine within a week.

Good luck to you!! It only gets better

[bandaide 1]

Call me strange but I'm ok with being able to feel my port- I'm almost 3 months post op and unless it started to show through clothing in the future I'd leave it as is. It's a lil reminder to me that it's there helping me. The clear Fluid I did get from 2 of my incision sites for a lil while but my dr said it was normal. It went away in no time at all. I'd only be worried if it were alot of fluid or changed color. Best wishes!

[Erika41910 0]

I can feel my port. I'm not bothered by it, but does anyone else have pain or tenderness when you put any pressure on it? I am 4 weeks post-op, and it feels soooo tender in that area.

[khunt719 2]

At the doctor's, when I go for my fill. He has me bend at the knees and hold my head up like I am going to do a sit up. Then he moves his hands around and pushes down hard, when he finally locates the port there is a great amount of pain and the pressure kills me sometimes. I hate going for fills because of this. There is so much discomfort I don't try to find it myself but I can feel a hard knot in my upper right side where it is.

[shibalover 0]

Thanks everybody for your replies. I feel better now, it sounds like I'm experiencing what I'm supposed to. I won't freak out now:teeth_smile:

[VQ Motors 0]

Im 10 months post op and can still feel my port

[Glass is Half Full Girl 0]

I am 21 days post op and can definately feel my port because it has been sideways (can feel the bumps on the edge of it) for almost all this time. Clinic says this is not a big deal??? My incision feels hard and bumpy almost like there is something there but it's just because the skin and subcutaneous layer of fat has been sewn/stapled, whatever they do, together. It should lessen with time. I also had some seepage and just put some polysporin on it and a big bandaid. Since this incision is just about where the underwire of my bra sits when I am sitting down and relaxed, it gets irritated so I am keeping a bandaid on it until fully healed. Hope this helps.

[Nean4488 1]

Im 4 days post op and I cant feel my part. I know where it is because of the pain, but i cant feel it. Im sure if I pushed down i would be able to, but im too scared to do that right now! Haha. I lay on my stomach to sleep and everything and it doesnt bother me.