Port pain at 5 mo. out...Dr. C. advice

[tomorrowsdream 0]

I have been having port pain for about a week or so now. It doesn't hurt when I'm sitting or lying down, but hurts terribly when standing or walking. I thought perhaps I had slept on it wrong, but that's not the case apparently. I can't even imagine going through the rest of this journey with pain in my port like this. My port area is not swollen, red or infected...it just plain hurts for some reason. Could it be at the age of 64 I just don't get enough exercise. Walking is all I'm able to do with my arthritis. The port is apparently fine and it doesn't hurt to get a fill, but always remains sore. My dr. isn't concerned, but I am. I didn't sign on for more pain in my life when I had this surgery.

Why could this be hurting me? Any advice is appreciated.

[Trace Curry 1]

My guess is that either you ripped one of the sutures or you have a hernia there. If it is the former it will eventually get better.

Dr. C

Cincinnati, Ohio

www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND

DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

[flabuless 18]

Tomorrows dream I hope you feel better soon...keep me posted ok. PM/Email anything I am worried about you.

becky

[leahbNYC 0]

I was having the same pain about 2 months ago (2 months post op)...I was freaking out and concerned that my band had broken. My pain was when I was moving around - just like yours. My doctor told me to take it easy, avoid lifting more than 5 - 7 lbs at once and to try to minimize taking stairs. The pain went away after a week.

[robinem 0]

I am right now in the middle of a port pain problem. I was playing raquetball last week and I twisted the the right (or wrong) way and I felt a pull, tug, tear.. something weird. Then a couple days later, I couldn't breath deeply, and my port site hurt horribly. My port is low and near my bellybutton.

I thought for sure my ovary had twisted, and that's fine. Then the doctor suspected appendicitis, but the blood work negated that. I went to the bariatric clinic where I had surgery done, and after he examined me, he determined that I probably pulled a stitch while playing raquetball.

Let me tell you, this is the most uncomfortable I have been since surgery. I can't believe how much this hurts.

I'm going to rest and take it easy the rest of the week, but I was really concerned, but feel better now that anything more dire has been ruled out.

Good luck to you and hope you feel better soon.

[Sunta 5]

I am having the exact same thing and am 10 months out. I went to the doctor and she said it was not a hernia and she saw no sign of infection. She gave me a two-week course of Celebrex and said if it doesn't resolve after that to come back in and we could do a CT scan. She said it just gets irritated sometimes.