Lap Band Port Site

[Determined and Ready 2]

Has anyone else felt their port site like a big egg?i am calling the doctor tomorrow. I didn't think you could feel it this much!

[DawnH 9]

I have been able to feel mine pretty good since a few weeks out of surgery. I am 3 months out and am feeling it more the more weight I am losing. Who knows what it will feel like when I am at goal. I am sure yours is fine.

[Determined and Ready 2]

Thanks! Just feels funny like the size of goose egg. Lol

[DawnH 9]

Mine feels really big too, bigger than I would have thought it would for sure! Good luck, post an update!

[ChristinaH_SD 5]

I just had my band put in .. Is it normal for that port site to be more painful the the rest of the incisions ?

[Dulci 108]

My port incision hurt more than the others and it hurt for longer than the other ones.

[Beckh86 40]

It is normally more painful because the port -well mine anyway- is sewen in to your muscle. I notice still almost a year later that I have some tenderness if I do abdominal exercise.

[kll724 3,055]

My port grows and shrinks depending on how much fill is in it. At times it feels big and round, right now, I have 3 1/2 cc in it, it is smaller than it was a few months ago. You might, also, feel it more at night while laying down, and I see mine when I am in the swimming pool. It will bulge out then!

[Determined and Ready 2]

Thank you all for responding! I am 10days post-op! I am on two weeks full liquids. Not being able to drink milk or lacta

id has been hard. I can't wait until I can eat soft foods. I hope each of you have a blessed day!

[lorena st 33]

My port site felt huge after surgery and the other incisions were bumpy too. My doctor said this was related to swelling and scar tissue after surgery. I can hardly feel the port site now that the swelling/scar tissue has decreased and I am about 7 weeks post surgery. Just give your body time to heal.

[Aria3 4]

Keep in mind that it takes 4 to 6 weeks for your body to heal after surgery.

[Ahlamie 0]

Hello all. I'm brand spanking new on this forum. I am post op 1 day. I just had my surgery on 12/30/11. I did quite a bit of walking on 12/31 and all of the sudden my port site looks like a baby butt bulge or bump. It's that large. I'm a bit worried because it does bother me mainly from the amount of protrusion on my left side. Literally looks like i'm pregnant with the baby's butt sticking out of my left side just above my belly button. I think I may have shifted something as I was walking. The surgeon did say he put 2 stitches in a hernia during the lap band surgery but this is all the way down on my left where i can feel the port site. It's all red about the size of a baseball and hurts if you bump it. Because of the holidays I can not follow up until Tuesday. Just want to know specifically if anyone had this right after surgery and what you did to alleaviate it or did you have to have it adjusted back to where it was?

[1208 0]

Glad I registered on this site....got here because I am 29 days post and my port area feels like it is tugging sometimes. Mainly when I bend a lot which when you think about it makes sense since it is attached to muscle. It just feels 'weird' hard to describe. But I know the 'weird' feeling is real. Don't like it but according to other posts it will go away one day. When it hurts I put myself down and in the bed hoping that will help...listening to my body. Hard to do when your learning to put yourself 1st. If anyone knows of things that will make the port area feel better please share.