Port revision

[Hopefully 6]

Has anyone out there had to have their port moved or as the doctors say revised? They are thinking that mine may have become loose and or it keeps pressing on a nerve. I told that it is a 1 percent chance that this happens. Not feeling to swift about this. Would love to hear from others.

[kll724 3,055]

I had port revision after a slip. I, also, may need to eventually get a smaller port because it has turned over to make room as my surgeon says happens after a large amount of weightloss. Best wishes. Karen

[Jean McMillan 2,973]

I had a port revision because my port flipped over after 2-1/2 years of no problems. I didn't even know it until my surgeon and her NP began having trouble accessing my port. My surgeon didn't know what could have caused it to flip, partly because she's not the one who did my band placement. She says it could have been a failed suture, or stress on the abdominal fascia during a workout. Anyway, after the revision it stayed put and since she relocated my port deeper (so I no longer had a bulge there) and away from my waist (where it used to rub against my clothes, kitchen counter, etc.) I was happy with the results. I can't comment on the 1% chance of needing a port revision because I'm not a statistician or medical professional, and not inclined to believe statistics anyway (a boss once told me, "figures can lie, and liars can figure"), and can't comment on whether your port is pressing on a nerve (never heard of that), but I've encountered quite a few people whose port flipped. I understand why you're not feeling too swift about this turn of events, but a port revision is not the worst thing that could happen to a WLS patient. Hard as it may be to imagine, a year from now that revision will be a distant memory.