Baseball sized port??

[LynneB 0]

Did anyone else have their port swell up and get super hard? I am day 9 (been swollen for 3 days now though) post op & my port site is super swollen & hard as a rock. No redness or pain (just typical soreness), just hard & feels like a baseball cut in half & put inside me.

I have also been sneezing like a lunatic for some reason today & man does that HURT!! Thank God I didnt start sneezing before now!

[Headhunter 6]

You need to get back to your surgeon. That is NOT normal. A little swelling is normal, but if you've got a bulge the size of a small african nation under there, well, somethin's goin' on.....

[Sgt Bob 1]

If that happened to me, I would go to the ER to have it checked out. If it is infected, then you might become septic and have a whole lot worse problems.

[Headhunter 6]

I agree with the previous poster. If fact, that IS similiar to what happened to me. My port became infected, and it ended up popping out of my stomach, which was the beginning of a whole bunch of problems.

Go to your Doctor RIGHT AWAY.

[ErikMesa 0]

Go to the ER and have them do an Xray or better yet a CT scan of the abdomen. Infection is a serious issue if thats what it is you need to get on antibiotics asap.

ErikMesa :huh2:

[COSkinnyGirl 0]

I agree as well. I am only 4 days out, but I have had very little swelling around my port and that does not sound normal. I would call the doctor immediately...

[LynneB 0]

Swelling is down a little bit today. More like a large golf ball now but it is still extremely hard. I am going to call my doc in the morning. Overall I feel alot better today (day 10) But the hardness and swelling is odd & I am going to go get it looked at tomorrow for sure. I will let you all know what happens.

[jandrsn 0]

I was banded on the 16th. I too had a very hard roundish area around where my port was. When I went for my post op check-up, they said it was just swelling and it would go away. Now, it's just as mushy as the rest of my stomach.

But I do agree with everyone else, if it's a concern for you, definitely call your doctor or go to the hospital.