Feel the Port?

[KarenG. 0]

Can anyone feel their port? I wasn't anticipating this. I was banded on 8/8 - the port is on my ribs, the one place where I don't have very much fat. I can tell it is not swelling because it feels flat and very specifically port-like. Does anyone have this issue?

[SimplyMe 0]

I will say that when I was banded I almost felt like it "popped" against my ribs all the time...kinda weird annoying sensation. But the further out from my band date it went away. I only feel it if I rub it intentionally! Doesn't bother me in the least.

[ragdollx19 1]

Just because it doesnt look swollen to you doent mean thats the case. They sew the port to you so it is puffier than usual. Mine felt almost completely back to normal at a month post-surgery and unless I push looking for it I hardly know its there.

[Chickie 15]

I couldn't feel mine unless I really looked for it when I was first banded. My port is in my belly, next to my belly button. Now I am at (and under) goal weight, I can feel it when I lay down, and feel myself up. I cannot see it at all.

Perhaps you can feel it because of where it is placed? And there will be some swelling around the port site for a while post op. That is pretty normal.

[becky42 0]

I am two weeks out from surgery and mine is very big and bulging. It's right at the bottom of my ribs. It doesn't bother me, but I clearly know it's there.

[Serena 0]

I cannot detect my port at all. At first I was a little concerned but someone on this site reassured me that this is a good thing because it won't protude after significant weight loss. My first fill, however, took 9 tries because the surgeon said it was "angled". Second fill was a quick first try about 1 3/8" from the original cluster of 9 needlemarks.

[nuddybuddy 0]

Just wanted you to know that I was banded on that same day. Maybe we can be buddies. I just feel heavy in that spot. It's the only place that is still sore too.