Port Incision

[danielle b 32]

I was banded on June 7....almost 3 weeks post op. Today I noticed when I stand up that my port incision is sticking out...to me it looks like it's sticking out a lot. Is this normal?? It doesn't hurt at all, just doesn't look right. I sent my surgeon's nurse an email, but would like to know ASAP. I don't want to worry over nothing!!:thumbup:

[Katy517 1]

There are several posts here about this very subject, a few of them my own. Based on the responses that I've received, I don't believe it's normal. You're lucky you have no pain though. I'm ~2 1/2 months post-op and I still have a great deal of port pain and discomfort. My suggestion is to speak with your surgeon about your concerns. I have and mine says the only thing that can be done to resolve it is another surgery.

[Joeinboise 0]

I was banded May 19th, when I stand up, I can feel the port, and it hurts if I bump it. From the post's I have read, it seems fairly normal.

[agiudice 0]

hi, banded same day as you and from day 1 it has stuck out on the top only. I can feel the port under the insicion and the bottom doesn't stick out. Mine is a lil bit sore, better every day though.

I figure its attached to my muscle which is NOT a stagnant object. It's gonna move and twist and bend. So if it sticks out a bit who cares? It's under my massively saggy boob anyway :bored:

[danielle b 32]

Thanks for all comments....mine has a puffy yellow circle around it....Could that be a bruise??

[agiudice 0]

I have a bruise around one of my insicions and its not the port....its yellow and purple

[shilohgirl 0]

I have a port question. I don't know where mine is? Is it where the largest incision is? I thought that was where they put the biggest instrument. It does feel a little hard there and at first it puckered and I thought the dr. went in through my belly button, but he didn't. I was banded June 7th also. Thank goodness the pain in shoulder has finally ceased, I think.

[joecs1 4]

I have a port question. I don't know where mine is? Is it where the largest incision is? I thought that was where they put the biggest instrument. It does feel a little hard there and at first it puckered and I thought the dr. went in through my belly button, but he didn't. I was banded June 7th also. Thank goodness the pain in shoulder has finally ceased, I think.

My port is right next to my largest incision. Its a hard , I dont want to say bump. because it doesnt stick out. But I can definetely feel it.

As far as my incision, mine is recessed, not protruding at all.

[rheaosun 0]

Thanks for all comments....mine has a puffy yellow circle around it....Could that be a bruise??

I was banded on May 28, 2010 and I had a bruise at the port site incision too. It wasn't a purple/blue bruise... it was a yellowish bruise... kind of like the blood didn't come all the way up to the surface. It was tender for a few weeks but got better every day. I am 4 weeks postop today and prior to my fill yesterday... it did not hurt at all. Today... morning after my first fill... it is a little sore... nothing major though. Have you tried icing your port area? I put one of those freezer pacs on mine when it is puffy. Hope this helps! :bored: