Still Sore and Hurting after 4 weeks? Normal?

[phili 1]

:help: Hi There, was hoping to hear from others who may have or have had similar symptoms to me, I had my operation done at the end of march 2006 and although im glad that its working and the weight is coming off,i am still quite sore around the port area. I still get sharp pains and soreness,am i just being paranoid?:paranoid .I had my first fill a week ago and im wondering if that could have possibly brought on the pain a bit more,i rang the doctors office and they told me that it cant have but if still hurting to call them on monday being 1st may 2006. Has anyone else had pain still last for this long and if so what kind of pains and also if anyone else has had other things going on?!!:nervous hope to hear from you soon, and hoping the doctor will tell me its all normal!!!:clap2:

[leatha_g 4]

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[Elisabethsew 50]

I was banded 4 weeks ago also and yes, my port is still tender and even a bit bruised. My surgeon will not do fills for 8 full weeks after the surgery because he believes it takes that long to fully heal. From what you describe, it sounds like your port area was still healing and the fill might have hindered that process and increased the pain.

[DonnaB 3]

I was banded on March 7, 2006 and my port is finally, just this week, starting to feel normal. Up till this week I had all different kinds of pain, from bruised feeling to tingling to stabbing. I was kind of freaked out about it too so I know what you mean about feeling paranoid. I worry about my port, or getting a port infection more than anything about this whole process.

You're probably just fine but if you have symptoms like hotness, redness, oozing, obviously call your doctor right away. My bet is you'll be feeling pretty good at around 8 weeks post op.

[phili 1]

:clap2: Thanks for getting back to me guys, hopefully it will be gone(the pain !!) soon, its annoying also because i cant sleep how id like to and im still restricted to doing things, its good to hear that otheres have had similar experiences to me.I too when wearing jeans feel a bit more sore so when i know i am sitting down for a while i unbutton so it doesnt dig in!!!:eek: I havent had any symptoms of redness or hotness or oozing so im sure that is a good sign!. and maybe the first fill i got did aggrevate it a bit since its still sore and then getting jabbed!! anyways hope to hear from others about their experiences!! thanks guys!:eek: :clap2:

[fee 0]

like others have said.....it can take weeks before your port area will feel normal again

mine took about 6 weeks or so

if your still worried about it ...just ring on monday like you said you would:)

please keep us posted as to what happens

hope you feel better soon:)

[princess_n_thep 2]

Yep, I had this too for several months after surgery. Kind of a wierd "ghost" type stinging sore sensation. Try leaning into a pillow to take the pressure off of it. Helped me quite a bit.

[Iluvharleys 15]

The port area could take several weeks to heal. In fact, my actual port incision was quite tender for several months and easily became sore if I sat bent at the waist very long or wore jeans with a waistband which irritated it.

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Me too! Just a little bit of pressure on it and it became very tender for the longest time.