port pain

flower · June 11, 2005

After banding how long does the port site hurt for mines been 3 days now please reply is this normal thanks

paula · June 11, 2005

Sure this is normal! The surgeon stitched the port to muscle tissue, so its definately gonna be sore for probably a week. Just drink that liquid tylenol - it should help the discomfort!

June 11, 2005

I was banded on 5/24 and it took about 10 days before the pain around my port finally went away. For most of this time it felt like a hot poker being poked in my side....but it does go away, just takes time.

I found that for me, raising my arm above my head every so often and doing a very, very light stretch helped.

It gets better, hang in there!!!

mom2mygirlz920 · June 11, 2005

about 10 days for me too!

nygrl · June 12, 2005

i still have soreness around my port area sometimes and i am almost 8 weeks!

DeLarla · June 12, 2005

Some heal fast, others take longer. Could take months before it feels comfy, and even after your port is fully healed you may have days where it seems to bug you, or you may totally forget it's even there. But you'll always have to take special care of the area - just ask around about the gal who stretched too far and damaged the port.

Persimmon · June 12, 2005

At 3 days out, yup, totally normal. The incision through which your port was placed is your largest incision...it's the most invasive portion of banding surgery and yea it'll be sore for a while...you may feel pulling-soreness for several weeks...try not to get all bendy/twisty at this time. But it will start feeling better 1-2 weeks out.

Nancy

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