Can't find my port

[mochic 8]

I went for my first fill yesterday and he couldn't find my port! After several attempts he stopped after he hit a nerve. I have a pretty high tolerance for pain but it started hurting so bad that it brought tears to my eyes. He gave me a script for pain meds and Valium and wants me to come back next Tuesday and take them before I go and try again. His nurse, who has the band also, was very surprised and said this has only happened once in his office in the five years she has worked for him! I am very worried! Has this happened to anyone?

[Annette Corrado 39]

Sorry for your experience and pain. My doctor has me lay back on a pillow when doing a fill. In my 18 months I have known some bander peeps who have had this problem. I guess your body anatomy and perhaps when the pounds come off your port will become a poached "egg" ;o I have a "egg" o bander belly

[rayanne 283]

they could not find the right spot last time for me and I said look either stop or find it one or the other cause that crap hurts we took a small break then she found it..I understand your pain...

[mochic 8]

Yeah, we tried laying me on a pillow and putting a pillow under my back, he tried moving the bed up and down tilting me different ways and nothing. I was just hurting and upset because I wad really looking forward to it. I sm praying it works next time!

[mochic 8]

We tried laying me on a pillow and putting a pillow under my back. He tried tilting the bed up and down and laying it back and forth but no luck. I was just so upset from the pain and I was really looking forward to it. I am praying that we have better luck next week.

[catfish87 3,471]

one sure way to find it....FLUOROSCOPY! No guessing....just a suggestion.

[mochic 8]

Yeah, I'm kinda hoping he does something like that to help try and find it, but it sounds like this next visit is just more guessing and searching. I'm kinda scared now.

[catfish87 3,471]

Yeah, I'm kinda hoping he does something like that to help try and find it, but it sounds like this next visit is just more guessing and searching. I'm kinda scared now.

No reason to be scared. Your port is there. At least I've NEVER heard of one disappearing, EVER.

I'm not trying to sound flippant here, but you ever hear that saying

"...doing the same thing and expecting different results". Maybe you should ask/request to have a fill using Fluoro....

http://www.hoab.org/fluoroscopy-st-louis-missouri/

Best wishes and be sure to come back and let us know how it goes!

[1973Angel 34]

Oh dang! I'm sorry for your pain!!! That said...I get a swallow test done tomorrow and this afternoon, I did try to feel for my port and wah lah...me no findy. YIKES! I know it's there so...! I hope that when you go the next time the port screams out "HERE I AM!!!"

[Steffyp 63]

I had that happen on my first fill. After that my dr scheduled a flouro. That made it much easier.