Suggestions? Constant pain in abdomen around port

sweet_thang0792 · August 3, 2007

<TABLE id=HB_Mail_Container height="100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0 UNSELECTABLE="on"><TBODY><TR height="100%" UNSELECTABLE="on" width="100%"><TD id=HB_Focus_Element vAlign=top width="100%" background="" height=250 UNSELECTABLE="off">Hello. I was banded 4/19/07 and so far have been doing good. I went to the doctor about 7/7/07 with constant pain that I could feel a little bit above the long port incision where the port is located...It hurt worse when I walked moved or anything. So, he pushed on my port (about cried) and said to take Aleeve in the morning and one at night and if the pain was still happening to come back because port COULD be flipping. So it went away and about 2 1/2 weeks ago it started again, especally after I eat, I get a constant sharp pain around the port area that lasts for hours...does anyone know what could be causing this? My doc is off work and I have to wait until Wednesday, but kind of worried. I shouldnt have let it gone on this long, but dont want to hear bad news. :help:

Any suggestions or shared experiances are greatly appreciated!

</TD></TR><TR UNSELECTABLE="on" hb_tag="1"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt" height=1 UNSELECTABLE="on">

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

August 4, 2007

I got banded on 2/7 and have been problem free to date, but I signed on here today to find out about port pain...so I am anxious to see what responses you get. I first noticed pain on either side of my port when I tried to sleep on my stomach last night. I am wondering if it could mean something serious or could it be something as simple as bumping too hard against something? I am a firefighter and sometimes get pretty banged up at work.

Rubyjade · August 5, 2007

My port area was always sore. Always. Only when I went to get an unfill due to some major acid problems in the US last year (I was banded in Australia) did the doctor detect there being a problem with my port. He thought my port had flipped so I went in to have it fixed with surgery. When he got in there he could see that it wasn't flipped, but over a couple of years, had come unstitched so there was nothing behind it. Kind of like bobbing for apples if you know what I mean. The needle would just push the port because there was nothing behind it - it was floating, in a sense.

He replaced my port and put it in a more comfortable spot. I am aware of it still but it doesn't HURT like it used to. Putting it higher was a good move because the first one used to sit right where my waistband of my jeans would be. NOT good!!!!