Feeling your port

[ireallywannabthin 286]

I just started feeling my port in the past few days as the first time I felt it I got nauseous! Lol. Now I find myself still getting grosses out but interested in feeling it! How did you react when you felt your port for the first time? This is so weird! Haha

[NurseKelly 43]

I have felt mine since day one and that worries me because I am afraid it will be right at the surface when I lose all my weight! How deep do you have to press to feel yours? I can feel mine just lightly rubbing my hands over where it is

[ChicagoRose 650]

Mine is pretty deep in there, I feel tenderness but not much else. I am excited for when I really can feel it because that will mean the layers of FAT are dissapearing...LOL!

[♥LovetheNewMe♥ 1,216]

Mine was pretty deep when i started this journey but now it sticks out.

[ireallywannabthin 286]

I have felt mine since day one and that worries me because I am afraid it will be right at the surface when I lose all my weight! How deep do you have to press to feel yours? I can feel mine just lightly rubbing my hands over where it is

I have to press sort of deep, but I'm laying on my back now and I don't have to press as hard. I find my hands constantly over that area!! It's probably a bad habit but I'm still in denial that I can have the band! Haha

[Holly Dolly 575]

I could barley feel mine when I was first banded, but now you can see it. My hubby says he can feel it all the time....

[laurigee 545]

I could feel mine from the very first day. I lost over 100 pounds and there is no difference on how far it sticks out.

[Terry Poperszky 2,784]

I live in Utah, I don't believe it is legal to feel your own port...

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

I couldn't feel mine at all at first, so when I finally lost enough stomach fat to feel it I was actually pretty excited.

...my kids weren't nearly as enthusiastic when I ran through the house squealing "wanna feel my port?"

[Jewelsm1127 351]

I also felt mine from day 1 and I'm the freak that goes to the people I know "go ahead, you know you want to touch it". Hey, we all have out issues! :-)

[ireallywannabthin 286]

Haha I told my bf, sister, and father to feel it because I was excited and they were all grosses out at the thought!! Haha wry funny! Thanks for sharing your stories!

[i (used to) love candy 22]

I have been able to feel mine since day one and at first it freaked me out as it was two days post op and feeling rather poorly, really wondering if I had made the right decision. I am happy with my decision however there are some days when I feel totally in control and others when I do not .

[kileybug34 173]

I can feel mine and I too find myself feeling of it often. I guess it is because you have a foreign object in there and it is a little wierd feeling. Just glad to have the band and port.

[ireallywannabthin 286]

I have been able to feel mine since day one and at first it freaked me out as it was two days post op and feeling rather poorly, really wondering if I had made the right decision. I am happy with my decision however there are some days when I feel totally in control and others when I do not .

I feel the same way (with being in control and not in control). This is a wild process! I have days where I feel amazing and powerful and other days when I feel totally bummed out and slowing losing motivation. I have days where I'm happy and days where I'm extremely irritable. Days when I'm starving and days where I'm okay. In the end, I am so happy about my decision to get banded and wouldn't have changed a thing!

Good luck to you! Keep your head up, this is a learning process! Everything will eventually fall into place for you!

[mickeybeyes 60]

My doctor told me to feel it when I went in for my first post op visit. Until then I hadn't really tried because I am a big baby and was afraid. I could feel it right away without pushing down. Of course I got woozy the first time and it took me a bit before I felt it again but now I find myself feeling it a lot. Tried to get kids and parents to feel it but no takers.....lol.