So my port is deep?

jls_27 · June 6, 2008

Saw my doc today and im on mushy food 2weeks and a day after being banded. He went to feel for the port which is right above my jeans area and he said it was deep. Anyone hear of this ? Is this gonna be an issue for my fills? Also after he was poking and pushing i started to feel some discomfort in the area for the rest of the day.

Im kinda worried about the port being low by wear my jeans come up also. Anyone else with that problem?

~~jessica :wink2:

tommaney · June 6, 2008

My Dr. told me I had a deep port as well. As I was told, it's good in that it reduces the chance that the port will be visible down the road when you've lost a lot of weight. I was pretty sore too when my Dr. was initially feeling for the port.

Your fills shouldn't be a problem if your Dr. knows what he or she is doing. I ultimately had my first two under fluoro so he could determine exactly where the port was and how it was laying. I've only been poked with that fill needle once per fill--not like some who come out feeling like a pin cushion. If you ever feel that way--request the fluoroscopy. It's better to be safe than being poked a bunch of times and risk puncturing a hole in your tubing.

Lucky_Me · June 8, 2008

Okay, so can you have a shallow port? Because today, I just began to be able to really feel my port. Ususally, I had to poke around and some days it is deep and some days it is easier to find, but today I really feel it. My surgeon has no advice, he says it's in place and hasn't slipped or anything like that.