I don't even know where my port is...

[Allieg8tor 85]

I'm nine days out of surgery and so many people talk about port pain, but I don't even feel my port. Is that really that abnormal?

I'm all worried that the fill shots are gonna hurt now..

[ShastaPants 74]

Hi there! I just had my first fill this morning and there was absolutely NO PAIN! I was sore after surgery but have not felt the port at all for several weeks. When I was in for he fill, the nurse had me lay down with a pillow under my back. She felt for the port and had me lift me head so she could really feel it and that was the first time I really knew where it was. Since it was the first fill, they drew out all the Fluid to record it and then put that back in with an additional 1 cc of fluid. It was over in about 2 minutes and was painless. No worries. I was scared about how I would feel after, but I was fine. I had Water before I left to make sure all was well. There is definitely more restriction but nothing scary, no ill side effects, eating solids with no problems.

[Allieg8tor 85]

Okay, awesome. Did it hurt when she found it any? Was it uncomfortable?

[ShastaPants 74]

No, it was so much better than what I had anticipated. I asked to have the area numbed, she said most people don't after the first fill. I had a little pinch and that was really it. Now I know it is nothing to be scared of!

[Sharpie 3,306]

The anticipation is always worse than the event... getting a fill is so easy.. I still can't feel my port.. and I have lost 55 lbs.. so far...

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

i asked my dr was he sure he did the band surgery as i couldnt feel this hard thing i read about on here......via my new profile pic, dr had to cut through alot of fatness to put the port in..its there,,,,,,i can feel it and see a slight bulge now...i think of my port (and the wee scar) as battle scars.. my battle against being obese......and ole gal is winning

nothing hurts worse then being over 300+ pounds and cant wipe your butt well...

when i ever get a fill, i will try to remember that when the needle finds its way

[Allieg8tor 85]

Thanks for all the replies!

I guess it just seemed weird to me since everyone has been talking about how they know where their port site is, and I'm just over here like, "Well, I have four incisions, so I'm gonna guess it's somewhere around one of those!"

[HotButterFly 981]

Maybe you don't HAVE a port

[Allieg8tor 85]

Maybe you don't HAVE a port

That would be bad, lol! I think I have a port, but I know I'm losing weight, so as long as it's working I don't care! I'm down 8lbs since surgery, ten days ago!!

[Allieg8tor 85]

I've found it now!! It is in the middle of my tummy! XD mystery solved, you can all return to your regularly scheduled programming. It doesn't hurt really, but I just found it applying light pressure around the incisions. Someone suggested it was their largest incision, and it was mine too. XP

[pgw20p 6]

I've found it now!! It is in the middle of my tummy! XD mystery solved' date=' you can all return to your regularly scheduled programming. It doesn't hurt really, but I just found it applying light pressure around the incisions. Someone suggested it was their largest incision, and it was mine too. XP[/quote']

I'm glad you found it that's my biggest incision as well but I knew that my doc places ports in the chest area and this has actually been the most painful incision.