Uncomfortable port

[cathyc113 0]

I feel silly asking this since it seems so minor compared to a lot of the other stuff people are going through. But I am finding that recently the area directly surounding my port has gotten tender, and sometimes sore. I haven't had this throughout, just the normal burning, pulling sensations during the healing process, but suddenly by the late afternoon the area around and over my port is pretty uncomfortable. I am wondering if anyone else has found this.

I am thinking that perhaps it is just more exposed as I have lost weight and that leaning over my desk is sort of pushing on it and irritating it now that there isn't as much "padding" to protect it. I have tried to be more consious of my seat position and leaning into my desk but that hasn't seemed to help much, yet anyway. Any ideas, comments or suggestion? Thanks.

[Iluvharleys 15]

For a long time after banding if I leaned against something or wore pants that were tight against it, it would get really sore. It still happens to me, but not quite as often.

[Moose 0]

Be very careful with the area around your port. My lap band was put in early January of this year, the port was removed in March because of infection. This is a very tender area.

[*susan* 1,709]

If it keeps it up for too long, I would mention it to your doctor. Also, I have read a lot of posts where people mentioned once that had lost a significant amount of weight, they actually switched to a low-profile port.

[Marimaru 7]

My port is sore on and off. I can't seem to find a reason for it specifically. It has happened more as I've lost weight tho. Whenever I have any plastic surgery done, I will be asking to switch to the low profile port that has been mentioned. It's a lot flatter than the regular one.

[TexasBr@t 0]

Around my port area I feel like its Brused and I think its cause if I wear pants that rub near it or around it.. or i lean over my deak etc etc or even do to many sit up it tends to hurt more.. right now its not .. but it has a few times

Texasbrat