Port is twisted

[LA in S'port 0]

Hi, new to the site, had surgery 8 weeks ago, when in for 1st fill and port is twisted, will need to have minor surgery to fix, has anyone else had this problem?:help:

[HamuChan 0]

Never had that problem but wanted to reassure you that all will be well. If it's a minor surgery then your doc'll fix it and you'll be good as new. Congrats on your band! Keep us updated! :biggrin1:

[Surby 1]

My port is twisted as well, but the doc just goes in at a really strange angle to do my fills. I get mine done under fluoro. I suspected that mine might be twisted because if feels very uneven, but the doc never said anything until he was training a nurse on my last fill. Good luck!!

[LA in S'port 0]

:heh: Do you have a doc that uses the flournyscope that you lie down on table or do you stand, I went to get a fill where you stand in front of the Flournyscope, that doctor said I might try a doctor that has a table Flournyscope, my lap band advisor sugests I just go back to Mexico and have it fixed, by the Doc that put it in, the surgery and a fill would be free, I would be out my air fare.

[ladiebird 0]

I have a twisted port. I have had 2 fills without any problem.

Mine are done under flouro and the doctor uses an implement shaped like a flat lollypop made of metal.. ( its like a magnifying glass with the glass bit missing in shape)

he just presses it against the area on my stomache where my port is located and manipulates the port into the right position and then does the fill. (The port sits inside the cut out part) Its painless and he has never had to take multiple stabs with the needle either..

When i asked about having it re positioned he said there was no need and that i shouldnt worry. 2 fills and 2 years later he was right as i have had no problems..

[AngieM 0]

My port was kind of loose as in not tacked down to the stomach. So I had to have it tacked back down b/c there was no control to be able to get the fill needle in. I went home 2 hours after surgery and went to a christmas party 2 days later. It wasn't a hard surgery to do.

[LA in S'port 0]

Thanks for the info Ladiebird and AngieM, I went to Dallas to Dr Maese to see if he could get a fill in, he pushed and shoved and turned the port so he could get 4 cc in, He told me that my band holds 9 or 10cc's, that was 2 weeks ago, he did not want to put very much in on the 1st fill, I am going back next Fri for my 2nd fill, hopefully I will start losing weight soon... I still eat too much, so I know I need tightened up.

[DFWRPh 0]

I was told my port was turned around when nurses attempted to do my first fill two weeks ago. A clanging of metal (needle) against metal (back side of port) is what alerted them to this. However, a few minutes later when they tried under Fluoro, they were able to go straight in without any problems. It's the most preposterous thing I've ever experienced - I mean one minute the port's upside down, the next it's back in place.

[LA in S'port 0]

Thanks DFWRPh for the info, I finally got a fill from Dr Maese, in Dallas but only a few cc's so I am going back for another this Friday, looks like you are losing alot of weight, wish I was, my total loss so far is only 14 lbs, it's depressing, that is why I need a strong fill......

[demsvmejm 5]

Isn't the port sewn to your stomach muscle during surgery? The pictures I've seen of the port shows four holes to put stitches through. How does it get twisted? Do the stitches break?

And the major question....who pays to have this fixed?

[poptart 0]

I also am having a problem with not being able to access my port. They tried under fluro and were still not able to access it. My problem is that I am a self pay. The surgeon says there is no cost for him but they are trying to get the hospital not to charge for the OR. I bought a package deal and I am very frustrated with all of this.

[MissMelo 2]

My port is completely flipped! I went in for my first fill on 6/7/11 and my doctor could not do the fill so he sent me to do my fill under flouro, and thats when it was discovered that my port had flipped! I was so upset. He said that he would do the port revision and that it was a 15 minute procedure, so I'm hoping it will be quick and painless. Im scheduled for 7/7/11

[poptart 0]

My port is completely flipped! I went in for my first fill on 6/7/11 and my doctor could not do the fill so he sent me to do my fill under flouro, and thats when it was discovered that my port had flipped! I was so upset. He said that he would do the port revision and that it was a 15 minute procedure, so I'm hoping it will be quick and painless. Im scheduled for 7/7/11

[poptart 0]

I hope all goes well with your surgery. Let me know. I am still waiting for hospital to make determination on whether I have to pay again for surgery. Is yours covered under insurance?

[MissMelo 2]

I hope all goes well with your surgery. Let me know. I am still waiting for hospital to make determination on whether I have to pay again for surgery. Is yours covered under insurance?

Nope, I was also self pay, which makes this situation all the more frustrating! My guess is that I won't have to pay anything or maybe they will figure out a way to bill it to my insurance. Otherwise I'll just have to pay even more money to get it fixed. My surgeon didnt really specify whether I would have to pay more money, but I will definetely keep you posted.