Has anyone had their port POP out when they bend over?

kirafiki · August 5, 2008

I posted this in the general area, but being new here I just found this area and thought maybe this would be a better place to post... sorry for the duplication....

Last saturday I bent over to pick up a piece of paper I dropped, felt a twinge in my port spot, put my hand there and could feel the whole port! when I stood up it popped back to its rightful place. Since then, I have been having twitches and twinges in the port spot, so I have been wearing a compression belt and being SUPER careful when bending over and picking things up. Is this somewhat normal or an omen that things are going wrong?

MarchBander · August 11, 2008

I'm 5 months out. About 6 weeks ago , I had the same thing happen. It stayed sore for about 2 weeks, now its fine.

kirafiki · August 11, 2008

Thanks, they just told me that there is a kink in my tube, that maybe was caused by the popping port... and that I either have to have tiny fills, or maybe revision surgery.... grrrr

BeverlyDiane · August 11, 2008

Thanks, they just told me that there is a kink in my tube, that maybe was caused by the popping port... and that I either have to have tiny fills, or maybe revision surgery.... grrrr

I can feel my port under the skin. I hope this is not what you mean by popping out. I am two weeks post-op and self-pay. I would hate to have to pay for a revision!

kirafiki · August 12, 2008

Oh, definitely NOT the same thing. I am also self-pay, and can't really afford a revision either. I can feel the port on a regular day, this popping thing really was quite extraordinary... don't worry, totally not the same thing. The doctor who was there during yesterday's fill said that I should make sure he is there when I get my fills since he now knows what is going on. The fill took extra long, and he had to manipulate my belly lots to get it right, but it certainly wasn't unbearable. I am personally hoping that as I lose more weight maybe the kink will go away. Please don't worry... feeling the port is not the same thing as I am talking about. For just a few seconds I could feel the entire device in my hand, not just underneath my skin. It was really weird and had this strange "twinge" feeling associated with it. I am sorry if I made you worry unnecessarily.