Dr. C question - Hardness around port

[treappling 0]

I was banded in June 2003. In January 2004 I began a long journey with my final diagnosis being SLE/Fibromyalgia/Panhypopituitarism. Yikes! Due to high dose steriods and polypharmacy my band was unfilled to 1cc which is minimal restriction. Over the past couple of months I am beginning to notice the area around my port is becoming hard and the area is slowly increasing in size. In April I was hospitalized for adrenal crisis due to gastroenteritis and a EGD was done and everything was ok. Due to steriods I had gained 50 pounds but now I am down 55 pounds but since April and the IV steriods I have the "moon face" starting and some thickening up in my waist area. I am definitely watching what I eat and I haven't gained any additional weight. Yeah!

I am going into my doc about the hardening around the port. No pain or anything but I can honestly say if I had known what was before me I would have never been banded. I have enough to deal with.

What do you think about this? The area is probably now about 5" from one side to the other.

Thanks,

Tre Appling

[La_madam 20]

I had hardening around my port and my Dr. told me it was scar tissue build up

[Trace Curry 1]

Honestly, I have no idea, I've never seen anything like this before.

Dr. C

Cincinnati, Ohio

www.thebanddoctor.com

I was banded in June 2003. In January 2004 I began a long journey with my final diagnosis being SLE/Fibromyalgia/Panhypopituitarism. Yikes! Due to high dose steriods and polypharmacy my band was unfilled to 1cc which is minimal restriction. Over the past couple of months I am beginning to notice the area around my port is becoming hard and the area is slowly increasing in size. In April I was hospitalized for adrenal crisis due to gastroenteritis and a EGD was done and everything was ok. Due to steriods I had gained 50 pounds but now I am down 55 pounds but since April and the IV steriods I have the "moon face" starting and some thickening up in my waist area. I am definitely watching what I eat and I haven't gained any additional weight. Yeah!

I am going into my doc about the hardening around the port. No pain or anything but I can honestly say if I had known what was before me I would have never been banded. I have enough to deal with.

What do you think about this? The area is probably now about 5" from one side to the other.

Thanks,

Tre Appling

[princess_n_thep 2]

I had a harder tissue build up too and was told scar tissue, but it went down a little farther along after banded. I can still feel some hardness but I am guessing it is just some scar tissue left.

[desertmom 297]

I have a lot of scar tissue aroung my port....a lot ....some people just makes scar tissue and as I have had a lot of little fills and unfill....it just seems to get a little more all the time...lumpy.....the dr says it is still ok...when I do plastics they will move the port and take the scar tissue away...

[GrizGirl 0]

I've noticed lately hardening around my port. I too have had a lot of little fills & unfills. Scar tissue makes perfect sense. That is why I love this site!!! Lets me know I'm not crazy when I come up with strange symptoms. There's usually someone else out there with similar experiences!