Port Shifted?

[50for50 72]

I was banded 2/1 and have lost 23 lbs post surgery. Having a surprisingly comfortable time with it. No "bandster Hell" as of yet and I've only had 1 fill of 3 cc's. Question I have for some further down the road - post surgery my port felt like it was within 1/2" of the lg. incision. After healing it now feels a couple of inches higher. Not sure if what I originally felt was just after effects of swelling or if its moved? 2 wks ago at my fill I asked my surgeon if it had flipped or something as it took him a few minutes to find it/position the needle and he told me I was reading too much! LOL!

[CHEZNOEL 4,061]

I agree with the surgeon. Swelling after surgery makes all things feel different. The surgeon is the expert. If he is happy you should be too!

[2muchfun 8,927]

My incision is now an inch or more below my port. As your girth decreases, your skin sags lower.

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

Yup I agree with your surgeon, too. Your port is sewn into your abdominal wall, it can't just "shift" unless it's torn loose. At that point, it would be likely flipped not just a little shift.

[GoingforGoal 1,734]

Actually you will talk to a couple bandsters who have had their bands for a long time and have loss a lot of weight say their bands are in different places.

What you are experiencing is probably most likely from swelling going down and you are now feeling the 'original' position (call this your baseline).

But after drastic weight loss, it's not that the band has literally drifted (because indeed it is sewn to the abdominal wall) however after losing abdominal and visceral (organ) fat, your whole inside is shifting. My port use to be on the right side of my nipple line. I now feel it 1-2" right of my sternum. That's what an 80+ lb loss gets you. Because my abdominal wall is finally where it was supposed to be lol

Be concerned if over night there's a drastic shift, if the port feels sideways not flat, or if there is severe pain at the site of the port.