Port Lflipped Twice!!

[EwaBeachRN 0]

Has anyone had this happen to them or do you have any idea why this has happened to me?

My port flipped for the second time.

6 months ago I had outpatient surgery to replace a flipped port. The doc discovered it after being unable to do a second fill.

Then just the other day after trying to get another fill the doc couldn't access the port and had me come in to do it under fluoroscopy where it was discovered that once again the port had flipped completely upsidedown.

I had the second surgery today to replace the port and hopefully this won't happen again.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this.

[elcee 3,341]

I have heard of this before but no idea why it should happen.

[jenn875 4]

I had one port flip about a month and a half after surgery. My doctor said that he was seeing more and more of one specific type of port flipping. Something to do with how it attached to your muscle. Maybe that could be it?

[gingerwale 8]

Has anyone had this happen to them or do you have any idea why this has happened to me?

My port flipped for the second time.

6 months ago I had outpatient surgery to replace a flipped port. The doc discovered it after being unable to do a second fill.

Then just the other day after trying to get another fill the doc couldn't access the port and had me come in to do it under fluoroscopy where it was discovered that once again the port had flipped completely upsidedown.

I had the second surgery today to replace the port and hopefully this won't happen again.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this.

My doctor said there are two ways to attach the port. The port comes with little prongs that self attach to the muscle. The other way is to suture I directly to the muscle. He said he has seen a lot of flipped ports from MDs that use the prongs? Maybe this is why?

[elcee 3,341]

Generally the lapband port is stitched, the Realize port is the one with the prongs.

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I have admit, I'm a little confused how it flips. I know my doc stitched mine to the muscle. I don't see how it would be possible to flip when it's sewn in like that.

Is it only the prong ones that flip?

[EwaBeachRN 0]

My doctor stitched both of them. He said after the first time it flipped he really sutured it into the abdominal muscles well. But, it flipped again. I wonder if it is an issue with my anatomy.

[judych 225]

Has anyone had this happen to them or do you have any idea why this has happened to me?

My port flipped for the second time.

6 months ago I had outpatient surgery to replace a flipped port. The doc discovered it after being unable to do a second fill.

Then just the other day after trying to get another fill the doc couldn't access the port and had me come in to do it under fluoroscopy where it was discovered that once again the port had flipped completely upsidedown.

I had the second surgery today to replace the port and hopefully this won't happen again.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this.

did you dr give you any explanation as to why this would happen, especially two times?? you mentioned that it was an outpatient procedure?? do you get just a local anaesthetic for it?

[EwaBeachRN 0]

Both times the repairs were done under general anesthesia. I was home that same afternoon. The Dr. didn't have any explanation as to why this has happened. He had one other patient who's port flipped, but that was the only other time this has happened to him. Hopefully it won't happen again.

[gingerwale 8]

Both times the repairs were done under general anesthesia. I was home that same afternoon. The Dr. didn't have any explanation as to why this has happened. He had one other patient who's port flipped' date=' but that was the only other time this has happened to him. Hopefully it won't happen again.[/quote']

I wonder it the type of suture he uses doesn't agree with you body chemistry and is broken down over time.