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I can't help but ask - has anyone been punched or even poked in a less than mild fashion where their port is?

I personally don't make a point of getting into fights LOL but I can't help but wonder what the effects would be of taking a fist to the port! OUCH!

Anyone?

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I haven't, but the effects could be pretty bad! It could rip the stitches and port pops loose, it could pop the port off of the tubing (rendering it useless), or cause internal bleeding if it gets shoved into something. These are just some things that come to mind.

At the minimum, it would be very painful :/

I'd recommend avoiding this.. obviously.

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For one of my jobs I care for an autistic 11 year old. One afternoon recently he accidently kicked me in the port site. I guess it would probably be like kicking a man in his area. lol. not fun.

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I box... for fitness not money... getting hit in your port hurts like hell (you learn to block it)... kidna feels like getting punched with a pocketwatch in your shirt pocket (I guess that example works :thumbup:

My doc says I run the risk of jarring my port loose, but not a major one... and he advised me to live life just as I did before, only skinnier. That is my advice as well.

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