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I just had my surgery on March 8 and went for my first fill and my port is flipped!! What to do? My surgeon said insurance may mot cover it? Anyone have this happen?

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Mine is tilted but not flipped. What does your doctor say to do?

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I've been reading various posts by newly banded people, whose ports are flipped, tube is kinked, etc. This all makes me very nervous. How does this s-hit happen, when they're supposed to stitch the port to the muscle? I really hope that I didn't buy into something that is going to drain me financially :o

Please keep us posted on the outcome of this. It's very unsettling.....

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How did he know that it was flipped, did you go in for a fill? I just had surgery on the 5th so hearing this really concerns me.

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He said it needs to be surgically repaired.

It depends on ur insurance most cases yes its covered its just a repair gudluck

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From what I have read insurance will cover this

But (knock on wood) I have never had any issues thus far

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