Port discomfort very often

[alice 0]

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I will Celebrate one year of being banded the 3rd of January. I have always had some port discomfort off and on, but it seems worse these days. I was a bmi of 30 and have lost 33 lbs. There is not much fat around my mid section, it is on my abdomen.

I called Dr. Sancez (my doc) last week and he said that sometimes people that lose a lot of weight will feel their port and so they put it deeper in the muscle. A doc here told me that they don't like to put ports into muscle, deeper because of clots. I don't know what to do.

My port is very prominant and I can even feel the tubing. I think it presses on my diaphram because I get referred shoulder pain time to time. It is a bother, but I don't want to lose my band.

Has anyone else experienced this problem and if so did you just leave it alone? I have it about half the time now it seems.

Thanks...

[alice 0]

someone please respond... thanks

[DeLarla 22]

I personally have heard this problem many times. Port revisions are somewhat common. However, I can only suggest getting a 2nd opinion and/or an edoscopy if you havn't had one this year. I'm learning that port infections almost always lead to band erosion. I'm not saying you're infected, I just think that any port issue should be taken really seriously.

On a lighter note, I've seen quite a few people get port revisions due to discomfort and come out fine.

[alice 0]

wouldn't you get a fever with port infection?

[Victoriana 10]

I believe you would get a fever, If you can see where your port is and it is sticking out as much as I envision it, I would also get a second opinion. My port reminds me that is it there whenever I bend over to tie my shoes. but usually I forget that it is even there.

[DeLarla 22]

I had a port infection for 8 months and never, ever had a fever. My port area was very fevered, red, hot, inflammed, leaking. But my body temperature never changed.

[mahelpme 24]

I can also feel my port area all the time. It feels sore all the time. I hope that there isn't an infection present, also, I haven't lost any wt since October, I don't have restriction so I hope with my fill on Jan. 9, I will start to lose the wt. tying to be patient but it's getting difficult.

I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. ( I forgot how to post new threads, someone send me a reminder). God Bless.

[princess_n_thep 2]

I was low bmi too and banded. I can not feel by tubing. I can feel the port if I press on it but it isn't bulging (unless I eat a lot). I was banded with a BMI of 33 and have a BMI of 25 now. Did they place the port near your breastbone? You said you think it is prssing on your diaphram? Is the tubing near the top of the skin? Seems wierd to me, I would call the doc again and demand some answers.

[Rockin' Robyn 15]

I believe you would get a fever, If you can see where your port is and it is sticking out as much as I envision it, I would also get a second opinion. My port reminds me that is it there whenever I bend over to tie my shoes. but usually I forget that it is even there.

I too have had a port infection for the past 4 months and have NEVER had a fever. The area is just hard and tender to palpation. Only one day out of the past 4 months has the skin been reddened. You don't necessarily have a fever because the port infection is compartmentalized in the area, not a systemic (body wide) infection. However, it can become that way (which is very dangerous-also known as sepsis) if not treated.