Port back to front

[christine8 0]

The consultant has told me my port is back to front and that is why he couldn`t give me my 1st fill. Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem and what to they do to correct it. Is it that the surgeon has fitted wrongly or could it have twisted on its own. Although on the Xray it showed a straight tube from it and surely it would have shown a twist in it if it had turned round on its own.

[travelgirl 3]

The tubing would not necessarily have had a twist in it if your port flipped. I don't think this is a common occurrance, but it does happen, and from the other people here that have had it happen, it seems like a simple enough revision surgery to turn it back over and re-stitch it in place. You can try doing a search on "port flipped" or "flipped port" and maybe you can find someone else on here that has had the same thing happen to them.

[*susan* 1,709]

Christine, my port flipped about 1 1/2 years ago. Having it fixed was a pretty minor procedure. It was done at the surgery center and I was completely under. The procedure itself was quick, I was in and out of the hospital in under 2 hours. As far as recovery, I went to work the next day. I had some minor discomfort around the port area for about three days and that was it.

[megster 0]

I went for a fill yesterday and also found out that my port was flipped. I am having surgery to fix it tomorrow, the doctor said it would only take about an hour. I've only had my band for two months so this is kind of annoying, I am hoping not to expect more problems but who knows. Has anybody else had problems like this?

[christine8 0]

Megstar did you have your band on the NHS. I was told I would have to wait 6 weeks before I could have the port turned but only if the PCT approved the funding. I just feel let down by the Aintree hospital. It was last September when I had the band fitted and had to wait until December for a fill which couldn`t be done. It was February before I had a Xray to see the port was turned. After all these months I still have no restriction.

[megster 0]

Hey Christine8

I just found out yesterday that my port was turned around and am having surgery tomorrow so it was very fast. I was told my insurance would cover it.