Port Replacement with a local?

[ladypitboss 0]

I am having port replacement surgery Friday, and was wondering if anyone had ever had it done under local anesthetic instead of being knocked out. If so how was the pain?

How is the pain and recovery in general after a port relacement. It seems to be a pretty simple procedure. No cutting of muscle ....right?

[ladypitboss 0]

Just bumping to see if anyone has any answers.

[ShannonRT 1]

I've never done LAP-Band ports, but I've done ports for chemo with local and light sedation (not me personally-my patients). They do fine with it.

[Daisalana 33]

My port revision surgery was done under general anesthesia, but I did read somewhere about someone having it under local anesthesia and I think they just said it felt really weird.

[Jachut 487]

I've heard of it here, and I would choose it in a heartbeat. Not that being put under is so terribly high risk these days but why take it if you dont ahve to?

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

Yep, it's done all the time. You'll feel tugging and pulling but you shouldn't feel any actual pain.

[Vani 0]

I did it under local. It was quite unconfortable because of all the pulling and it being done in your belly like that. I actually felt alot of pain because my port had migrated to the pleura.

But if you are just having it replaced it might not be that painfull. If it is don't be shy and ask for more anesthesia XD

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

I did it under local. It was quite unconfortable because of all the pulling and it being done in your belly like that. I actually felt alot of pain because my port had migrated to the pleura.

But if you are just having it replaced it might not be that painfull. If it is don't be shy and ask for more anesthesia XD

A friend of mine had it done under local and she told me one creepy thing that she just couldn't handle was the sound of the scar tissue being cut. Did that bother you as well?

(Scar tissue forms around the tubing and port just like it does around the band)