EMERGENCY QUESTION: Port Spot extreme swelling

beckiet · June 23, 2007

ANY help is greatly appreciated. I had my post op yesterday and everything was fine, my port incision area was just a little puffy...today it stands out from the rest of my belly big time (by an inch maybe). I'm not in pain...just sore. Please...help. I don't want to go to the emergency room...and have had no problems with my surgery until now. I can't find a weekend number for the doctors office.

huntersmom · June 23, 2007

If you call your dr office regular number they probably have an answering service to give you the weekend number or can page the dr that is on call this weekend. It may not be your dr. They just may advise you to go to the er anyway.

kt_999 · June 24, 2007

Hi Beckie

I would definitely call someone for advice or maybe post to the general discussion board here to get advice from more expericenced bandsters. I was banded 1st June and have had no swelling, bruising or anything so unfortunately I can only offer moral support... I'm sure that if it isn't hot to touch and you have no fever then it will be OK, but if it were me I'd want a doc to reassure me!!

Good luck :-)

Suzzzie. · June 24, 2007

My port did that on Thursday! I rested with a headting pack, then iced it for 15 minutes, and heated again. The swelling mostly went down. Mine is still really bruised too.

Let us know what happened!

ccb332 · June 25, 2007

Banded June 13, 07...I have had some swelling, I think because I went back to work post 5 days. No pain, not to much bruising

beckiet · July 2, 2007

Hi, all! Thanks for the support. Well, after thinking it was just bruising and swelling (I bruise super easily) I found out this Sunday that it was an absess. I woke up Sunday with my PJs wet...then sat up and saw blood. Went to the ER, had a CAT scan...still some absess near the port site. Went to Doc today and was taken off work for a week due to open sore and possibility of more infection. Otherwise I feel fine. My nerf football is gone; my pain is gone...my tummy's looking normal except there's still some poofiness and some redness.

kt_999 · July 2, 2007

Beckie, I am so pleased that you are OK... have been eagerly awaiting your reply :-)

Take care of yourself, and hopefully everything will smooth sailing from here on in!

Suzzzie. · July 3, 2007

Beckie! You have me so worried about mine now! Should I have it checked?

beckiet · July 3, 2007

KT: Thanks! I appreciate it. I had really thought it was just a bad, bad bruise up until this weekend. Glad that it ruptured outward instead of into my bloodstream...and I have been feeling great with all of this...except for the pain when anything touched or breezed near my port site.

Suzzzie: See my PM. I think as long as yours isn't warm to the touch you're probably ok. It definitely wouldn't hurt to call the center though and let them know about the pain you've been having...they may want to see you just to check it out. One thing I forgot to ask: Have you been doing hot most packs on it? That might help.