Port site infection

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Just wondering if anyone else has had any port infection issues? I am 4 months post surgery and had a small unfill on Monday. By that night, my port incision started to look swollen. On Tuesday, it looked worse and by yesterday I started to feel sick. Long story short, I ended up back at the dr and was diagnosed with an infection. Luckily, it was caught early enough and there will be no band consequences (like unfilling or surgery) but I do have to endure antibiotics and feeling pretty crappy. Just wondering if this is unusual??? I am learning that antibiotics are a different beast with a band in place! My belly is making some seriously strange noises... My kids even commented on the rumbling!

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Just wondering if anyone else has had any port infection issues? I am 4 months post surgery and had a small unfill on Monday. By that night, my port incision started to look swollen. On Tuesday, it looked worse and by yesterday I started to feel sick. Long story short, I ended up back at the dr and was diagnosed with an infection. Luckily, it was caught early enough and there will be no band consequences (like unfilling or surgery) but I do have to endure antibiotics and feeling pretty crappy. Just wondering if this is unusual??? I am learning that antibiotics are a different beast with a band in place! My belly is making some seriously strange noises... My kids even commented on the rumbling!

Hi. I am 10 weeks post op, and the pain around my port started getting really bad, so I could not even lean over. I have an infection too, and on 10 days of antibiotics, and it is starting to feel better. Today was the first time in weeks I could bend over to put my socks on. If it does not get better, I may have to have the port removed. But it does feel better, but not 100 % yet. I am not sure if it's unusual or not to have an infection but is kinda strange you didn't have any pain. I was miserable. If you had waited till you had pain, it probably would have been much worse. Glad it was caught, and good luck with the drug therapy.