Port pain

Jammin & Losin · January 4, 2005

Oh MY GOODNESS !!! DON"T LET JACK AND GREG SEE THIS !!! WE WILL HEAR COMMENTS FOR DAYS ON THOSE PUPPIES.....HA!!! HA!!!

January 4, 2005

DeLarla, you are too much, I had my surgery on September 23rd, and I have a painful port area also, they put it less than a finger tips width away from my right ribcage, and it pinches everytime I bend down to tie my shoes, I still have not figured out how I am supposed to do any Abdominal exercises. Anyhow it must be because we are soo dang tall..I am also between 5'9" and 5'10" tall and I don't know maybe the tubing is too short.LOL By the way nice bra..Anyhow, I feel your pain..LITERALLY!

296/264/170??

Dr.Morand(Maine)

Sept.23rd,04

DeLarla · January 4, 2005

Sue, I got a message from LBT saying Melissa sent me a PM but my box was full. It's a big mystery! Pam, that purple bra is going to haunt me for life! I can't believe this post came back from the grave.

Rebeccalee · January 4, 2005

Ha, DeLarla! I was banded just a few days before that post. When I got active on the site, that purple bra was the talk of the town! I never saw it until now.

Jenn, as you lose weight in your belly your pain may improve. My port was right at my waistline and my pants would pinch it. No matter where I was, I had to unzip my pants when I sat down. :eek It got better after a couple months. I hope yours is not an ongoing problem like Lisa's.

DeLarla · January 4, 2005

You people are cracking me up! Jenn, I have more experience with ports than anybody I know, and I don't even have one! All our bodies are different. Some people aren't bothered by the port, while it bugs the heck out of other people. But as you lose weight, the port will probably readjust itself.

Is your port hot, red, inflamed, itchy? Does it appear infected? If it is infected, you'll need to see a doctor - quick. But if it's not infected, you may just want to make an appointment to discuss it with your doctor. They do "port revisions" all the time. If it bugs you that bad, they can easily move it somewhere else.

I wonder if we got extra tubing since we are so tall... my tube actually came right out of my body.

DeLarla · January 4, 2005

Oh my GOD, Michelle, did you really dig this up from the grave? I just looked at the picture, and my boobs look HUGE. It is apparent from this picture that all of the 60 pounds I lost were from the top half, that's for sure! Can't anyone with a kind heart edit this picture so just the wound shows? I should hide.