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I have a huge fear of being able to see the port after you get down to a certain weight. Can you see your's standing or laying down?...Nervous about this...

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I have a huge fear of being able to see the port after you get down to a certain weight. Can you see your's standing or laying down?...Nervous about this...

First of all you can ask for a low profile port. If it still sticks out once you reach a certain weight you can have your port moved.

My port was noticeable ( though no one ever asked) but I had it moved under my muscles. Now I can't tell where it is unless I lie down and poke around. There is still dead space you can see in photos if you look at my stomach but it doesn't look that bad.

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I can see where my port is when I look in the mirror, but I don't think most people stare at my stomach long enough during the relatively few times it is on display (when I'm in my bathing suit) to notice anything. I can definitely FEEL it much better now that I've surpassed goal weight, and it is sometimes uncomfortable to lay on my stomach.

I'm hoping to lose just a few more pounds and more body fat, and it will be more noticeable then, but I don't think it will be too bad, at least not in comparison to how my stomach looked before I lost weight. ;) I might look into the low profile port at some point for comfort's sake; my doctor only offers that as a revision after weight loss.

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You can't see mine, but you can feel it if you press around....it isn't uncomfortable for me and I forget it is there.

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First of all you can ask for a low profile port.

Are was told there is 2 different sizes ....is the smaller one the "low profile port"? I guess I need to talk to the DR about this because I'm concerned that it will show and I don't want that to be something new that I would be comfortable with.

Thanks! ;)

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My port sticks out but isn't noticeable over my clothes. It's uncomfortable especially if I lay on my stomach but I deal with it and jokingly call it my tumor.

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Yes, its very obvious but it doesnt worry me.

I'm the same.

I can see it very visibly but no matter how much I lose I know my tummy area will never be seen in public, ever.... so if it doesn't bother me I won't bother it.

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I have a huge fear of being able to see the port after you get down to a certain weight. Can you see your's standing or laying down?...Nervous about this...

Yes, I can see my port--standing, lying down, bending over... But I don't mind. It's a little lump--my husband says it looks like a little alien growing inside. Ha ha! I actually think it's kind of cool--in a wierd way, I know--I can move it around in different ways when I tighten/loosen different ab muscles. But, even at my highest weight, I never really had any fat on my upper abdomen (I'm quite pear-shaped), so now I really don't have any weight on my upper abdomen! No one can see it under clothes--even under a one-piece swimsuit it's not visible (but it is with a bikini). If you carry weight on your upper abdomen, you probably will never see your port (if they only could have buried my port somewhere in my a**!) I wouldn't let the possibility of seeing your port stop you from getting the band. Seeing the port's really not worth a second thought. Plus fills and unfills are really easy for my doctor! Good luck!

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