repostion port

[onthego317 4]

Hello All,

I'm wondering if anyone has ever had their port moved or repositioned. I have been complaining about my port since surgery and was told that it was sore because I was just healing. Here I am 3 1/2 months out and it still bothers me. It's not real painful just mildly uncomfortable. I think he put it too high. When I'm standing, the very top part of my port is just over my ribs, right under my left breast. My ribs dig into it and if I do not sit completely upright I can feel pressure. Any real physical activity also makes it sore. I called again about it today and was told that I may have to have it moved. I'm really worried that my ribs are going to eventually make it come loose. My underwire on my bra hits the top of my port! I know there is a foreign object inside me but I never expected to be constantly reminded of it due to soreness. Am I alone in this issue???

[honk 780]

My port is just above my natural waist so much lower than yours. Mine is really deep so I have to really push around to find it.

[RandomRan 1]

Over your ribs sounds too high! When you lose all your weight, won't it be sitting ON your ribs?

I feel like mine is not deep enough. I am 5 weeks post-op and still have to sit with my jeans open for it to not hurt. If you run your hand over my port site, you can feel it without pushing.

Anyone else have a port that they can feel that close to the skin? Does the discomfort from clothes go away when you are completely healed?

[kittycathy 0]

I just had my surgery on Wednesday and I believe my port is too high. I had someone coming to check on me today so I tried to put on a bra but the wire lies directly on top of the incision. How exactly am I suppose to handle that?

[onthego317 4]

I just had my surgery on Wednesday and I believe my port is too high. I had someone coming to check on me today so I tried to put on a bra but the wire lies directly on top of the incision. How exactly am I suppose to handle that?

Thats how mine was but after the swelling went down it wasnt as bad on the incision.

[onthego317 4]

Over your ribs sounds too high! When you lose all your weight, won't it be sitting ON your ribs?

I feel like mine is not deep enough. I am 5 weeks post-op and still have to sit with my jeans open for it to not hurt. If you run your hand over my port site, you can feel it without pushing.

Anyone else have a port that they can feel that close to the skin? Does the discomfort from clothes go away when you are completely healed?

The top of the port is sitting on my ribs now. You can CLEARLY see my port....theres no doubt about where it is. Mine is not even close to my jeans. In the beginning, I joked about having a nipple tatooed on it cause it looks like a small 3rd boob! I was ONLY joking!