24 days post op port pain from overeating?

[MamaRita 65]

I slipped up and ate more then I should of at lunch (pasta) it's so frustrating not feeling any restriction, and I know I still needs fills, but I overdid it today and now I have a stabbing pain at port site. I go for first fill on Monday. Port site looks fine, still has scabs on it, but no draining, no more then usual redness, not hot to touch, no fever, so I don't think it's an infection. Has anyone had port pain after eating more then they should have??

[loser2014 73]

I'm thinking your port pain is probably unrelated to overeating. My port is nowhere near my pouch, so I'm thinking maybe you just stretched the muscle the port is sewed to. Just a guess. Have a tylenol and take it easy.

[Debbie3sons 1,936]

Just for me my band does not like Pasta or starchy foods , but you are still in the early stages of learning , yes at times you will be uncomfortable if you don't figure out YOUR stop signals it is a learning experience for each one of us hope it passes& you feel better good luck

[georgiare 63]

Yes port pain can happen because when you eat too much to fast it can force the saline in your band back through the tube to the port and put pressure on your abdominal muscles. With the band, I was very careful with Pasta, and never ate bread, because sometimes the band will let it through and you get that pain, and sometimes it's forced back up and vomiting puts you at risk for a slip. It can be difficult since you still have your whole stomach screaming "feed me Seymour" but you really have to pace yourself and select foods that are not likely to get stuck.

[MamaRita 65]

Thank you all, I took some Tylenol, pain stopped, now area just feels sore to touch:( I know it's a learning game, I'm sure it's not the last time, I will have to learn something the hard way. Thanks for all the replys, I won't be doing that again any time soon????

[B-52 7,113]

Pain from you port has no relation to eating.....

Early on, I did experience sharp pains from my port...severe enough it was worth a phone call to my Dr....

It was explained,that my Dr.'s practice was to anchor the port to the abdominal muscle wall, thus preventing flipping or migration....as my stomach got smaller and tighter, the sutures holding the port would tear the muscle, thus creating that type of pain...I was told not to worry, it would heal and not serious and eventually would stop...which it did...

Don't know what your Dr.'s procedure is, and from the many posts I read about ports flipping it would seem many Dr.' do not do this.

Theoretically, I suppose, the opposite could be true...if you eat enough, a belly buster, your stomach would expand? And get the same type of pains? Theoretically of course, I don't see how anybody with the band can possibly eat that much.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

my port was sore/tender for about 35 days

like b52 stated, it is sewn onto you *and* i feel scar tissue forms

and if you move this way or that way, it can smart

if it doesnt feel better or gets warm to the touch, DEF call your doctor

or you can call and let them know and get some relief from them today

just remember what @@Debbie3sons mentioned, watch for you stop signals

and just because we can eat more then we can early on (we all have done it) doesnt

mean we should...fills can help you eat less but its up to us on what we do eat

that is better for us.

hang in there okay

[MamaRita 65]

B52- it's actually quite easy for me to eat, I have zero restriction at the moment, that's the problem, I have the tool, it's just not activated yet lol, I do pretty good on my own, but just slipped up yesterday. The pain went away after Tylenol and I have been good today as far as eating goes. Also I let myself get to hungry yesterday so by the time I ate, I just overdid it. I'm still learning, which is why I love this site, I'm probably not the first nor the last to screw up along this journey lol

Edited October 29, 2014 by MamaRita

[Kitt3000 757]

If there is one thing I have found out.. Getting too hungry is a recipe for disaster with my band.