Anyone have there port re-positioned?

Bird · January 24, 2008

I went in for a fill this morning and apparantly my port is laying on the tube so he can put Fluid in but not take it out. I have to have a day surgery to repair it. I am four months out from surgery and 56 pounds down so I am not devestated but just the thought of going under again - oy vey. Wondering if anyone has had to do this?

Thanks!

angelnurse · January 24, 2008

Yes, I had to have my port revised, it had flipped over and the doctor could not fill it. I had to go under general anesthesia and they went through the original port incision and flipped it back over. The doctor made sure to suture it securely so this wouldn't happen in the future. My doctor doesn't know why this happened and I had to pay $2,125 out of pocket for this surgery.

Is your doctor charging you for this or is it covered under the original contract? Good luck!

Bird · January 24, 2008

They told me since my insurance paid for the initial surgery it should pay for the repair - I will have to wait and see (cross fingers) - Was it painful? The first surgery was not to bad I was just wondering what to expect - thank you so much!

Daisalana · January 24, 2008

I had to do it 5 months post-op. They couldn't get into my port, but they thought it was leaking.. so they went to repair the leak (day surgery) and it ended up being that my port flipped completely backward.

So they moved it from my belly, to in between my breasts (on that hard spot).

It was not as painful as normal surgery, I was back at work the next day, just very sore.. felt like they drug the port from my belly all the way up, ripping the muscles as they went. I don't know how they actually did it, but thats the soreness I felt.