Sore in Port Area

[Kimberley129 0]

Hello All!

I was banded on 8/20 and can definitely relate to the pre-surgery hunger...with one exception. I can still very much feel that I have surgery because I am very sore where my port is placed. Does anyone else have this??:sad:

I too get the "stuck" feeling when I eat too fast or do not chew my food to baby food or puree texture. I have actually thrown up a few times because of this because my last few bites won't go down. That's just a queue for me to SLOWWWWW DoWWWWWWN, if that's any help!

[KathrynH 0]

My port area was SOOOO sore. It was about 5 weeks before I could sleep on that side. Hang in there! Just slow it down - you might need a slight un-fill. You should not be throwing up at all. Call.

[want2beme 2]

Aug 20th? Give it up to 3 months to not have any more pain. I went through the same thing. They suture that thing into your muscles... it can take a while. Don't worry, it wont last forever.

[marie715 0]

Aug 20th? Give it up to 3 months to not have any more pain. I went through the same thing. They suture that thing into your muscles... it can take a while. Don't worry, it wont last forever.

I am one week post-op. I just signed on to lapbandtalk.com to ask the question of how long it will take before the port area is pain free. And here's my answer! I'm not getting terrible pain there but it is a nuisance now because I am pain free every place else. I guess I will just grin and bear it.

[BLUEZBANDIT 0]

KIMBERLEY Its more likely telling you to STOP as you have had enough I guess is you have chewed properly and eaten slowly.

Hope your port pain disappears soon.