Tipped Port!

[marylmcd54 8]

Had a Dr. appointment this morning and nurses could not find my port to give me a fill.

I have to go back on Tuesday to see the surgeon and if he can not do it then I need to go to the hospital for fluro fill.

I love my band and just needed a little fill so I am venting sorry.

I also want to update my ticker so need to click on it I guess

oh I am down 60 pounds since July 25 2012!

[ssmsdjs 11]

congrads keep up the good work

[BandedBanker 0]

Is your port a free floating port?

For instance mine is actually sewn to a piece of surgical mesh and floats

[sherrypep 91]

Good job, and good luck with you port.

[Fit in my 60's 25]

I went to my dr. yesterday and he had a lot of trouble accessing the port. So in about 4-6 weeks he will do a procedure to secure it using a mesh since it seems to be tilted on its side. I actually felt the stitches pop one night when I was rolling over in bed, but didn't think anything of it. Guess I should have told the dr about that!

[dert 17]

Sounds like what happened to me! Some of the clamps holding down one side of my port came loose. It wasn't noticeable when I had more weight to lose, but man did it become noticeable after a while!

http://www.phoenixrevolution.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG_4888.jpg

Here's some posts on my blog about different options for putting the port back on...

http://www.phoenixrevolution.net/archives/248

http://www.phoenixrevolution.net/archives/1942

http://www.phoenixrevolution.net/archives/248

Hope that helps a little bit! If you have any questions, just holler.

[JanB23 23]

My port has always been on a bit of an angle and moves when the needle hits it but it has not flipped. I have had all my fills under fluro until 4 weeks ago ( I am nearly 2 years post op and have 9.5mls in my10ml band) when finally the surgeon was able to access my port by holding it in place,using a longer needle and going in on a different angle. Wait and see what happens, it maybe that the surgeon will be able to access your port if it hasn't actually flipped. This happened to my friend as well, the nurse couldn't access her port but the surgeon got it straight in.

So good luck and i will keep my fingers crossed for you.