Question about fills

[jeremiahsmommy 0]

Is my port right under the big insicion? Because my insicion is hurting really bad and im kinda scared that they have to go through the insicion to get to the port.

[PATCHELTON 0]

Are you recent post-op, or has this pain been bothering you for a while? You should call the surgeon's office to report the pain. The port is under the largest incision, kinda feels like a bump. For a fill the doctor feels the port to line up the center and inserts a thin needle with a syringe of saline. He/she will inject however many ccs they are giving you. It travels through a tube from the port to the inner part of the band, inflating it to tighten the opening, giving you more restriction. If you are newly banded you could just still be healing. If you are several weeks or more post-op, you probably should not be having pain. :biggrin:

[Lunabeane 2]

My port is about 2 inches ABOVE my incision.

[Northwest_Nance 0]

My port is below my incision and to the side of it. I was having intermittent soreness and tenderness around the port site right up until the day of my first fill and I was really nervous about pain during the fill.... but it didn't hurt a bit (and my doctor doesn't use a numbing agent). The port area was a little tender for the rest of the day after the fill and surprisingly, hasn't hurt one bit in the week since then.

If the incision itself is hurting, that's different and I would check with my doctor about that if you're more than a week or two past surgery.

[heyliberrylady 0]

My port is about 1 inch BELOW my biggest incision!!! I was terrified to get my first fill!!! But I had to laugh to myself!! I didnt feel a thing!!!

[Lunabeane 2]

I'm super nervous about fills. My first fill is on June 27th. I think that I would feel better if I knew if the filler guy used a numbing agent ... maybe I'll give a call tomorrow.

[kbinaz 0]

It's probably not right under it - mine is just above it and to the right. I was worried about the same thing but it didn't really come into play. Don't stress out too much about fills - they really aren't that big a deal!

[Jessica Wren 0]

I was banded on April 15th and had my first fill on May 28th. My surgeon didn't use any numbing agent because he said the incisions should still be numb from surgery. He inserted the needle in the incision that was closest to the port and I didn't feel a thing! I was very worried about my first and now I'm not worried at all after my experience! And I agree try not to stress out too much...they aren't bad at all!!