Low Profile Port--Advice Please

jlobyxmas · February 18, 2008

Need some advice: After reading the boards I thought it might be a good idea to request that my surgeon use a low-profile port when he puts in my band on Wednesday. I don't want to have the "bulge" that some people have, and I would prefer not to have to go back into surgery to have the port replaced in the future.

Well I finally heard back from my surgeon's office and was told that the band comes with a standard port and that if I wanted a low-profile one, it would need to be special ordered, would require out-of-pocket expense, and would delay my surgery, which is scheduled for this Wednesday, been on stupid liquids for 10 days:blushing:

What do ya think peeps? Would u wait or would u go with regular port??

Does the low-profile really make that big of a difference??:confused2:

Elisabethsew · February 18, 2008

I don't have the low profile port but the only way you can tell I have a port is to palpate my stomach when I am lying down. Since you did the fast and have the date, you need to weigh (no pun intended) doing it all over again, getting a new date, etc., against the low profile port. You could also discuss with your surgeon where he/she places the port. Let us know what you decide.

NikkiD · February 18, 2008

Hello everyone...this is something I would be interested in learning more about also. I complete my 6 month supervisored diet/excercise plan on Feb. 25th. Jlobyxmas good luck on the rest of you journey..I hope you have great success.

HeatherA · February 19, 2008

Did I hear that the AP band comes with the low profile port?

ParaGirl · February 19, 2008

I am very fortunate in that my doc automatically uses the low profile port in all his surgeries. So if he is charging extra for it, it is just in the fee i paid anyway.

I have seen both ports, and the low profile is considerably thinner. I would want it, but NOT if it meant pushing my surgery back a month.