How does it feel with the port under your skin?

jme62 · December 31, 2006

My port is on the side of my stomach! Not in the front like normal. Right the longest cut is the port? I think it is it bc it is black, blue and yellow. I just got banded on the 26th. I don't know about feeling my port but I will be gland when I can feel those bones in my chest/neck area again:)

jess-band4/06 · December 31, 2006

I did not notice the port for a while, but now that I am nearing my goal-77.5 so far-goal is 85 I can now feel it and see it. I have felt pulling at times, but the only main problem I have had is that I cannot wear an underwire bra. It really hurts alot when I do . The port is right where the wire sits. This may only be a problem for me as I am only 5ft tall. My surgeon said that the port will move lower as time goes on I am 8 months post op, but so far its not moved enough.

nikki32 · December 31, 2006

i so loved reading this i especially liked

I don't know about feeling my port but I will be glad when I can feel those bones in my chest/neck area again:)

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im banded 2 weeks i can feel it if i press but it not sticking out ,but the owner of the place i got my band done has lost all her weight (and some)and was getting replacement much smaller port to be tucked further back so not visible again ..it was done under local anesthetic and she was fine.

nikki32 · December 31, 2006

oh and mine is no where near bra line it is just about two inches up and left of belly button so above waist band and not near bra

sweethot143 · December 31, 2006

I am only 2 weeks out and I can feel mine and see a big lump there. it feels heavy like i'm pregnant. I feel it pull when I stand up straight. weird. but as time goes on I feel it less and less. It's much less noticable this week than it was last.

juliegeraci · December 31, 2006

I can't feel my port at all. I really have to lay down and search for it. I have the low profile, that may be the difference. You can ask for that when you have your surgery. I would.

skinnymom · December 31, 2006

I am three days post banding and I actually feel like a fist is around my insides - a little uncomfortable. I also still have pain when I move. But I cant feel the actual port. Since I am only 3 days post I am sure this will get better. But you may feel some discomfort right after the procedure. When did eeveryone else stop feeling the discomfort???

transformer · January 1, 2007

I think I'm a total weirdo. I haven't had any "port pain" at all since surgery and I have no idea where it is! Some folks have had trouble wearing a bra because of port pain, but I haven't had any problem with mine so far. The only spot that has bothered me a little bit is the longest surgical scar I have. The other four sites are small and they are already just about healed.

amywin12 · December 15, 2008

I am about 4 yrs post op and I can feel my band now worse than ever. It irritates me often, although it did not in the first few years. I am very active with spinning, kickboxing, yoga, pilates, ect. I often feel pain during these workouts.