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does anyone else's port area look like this?? I am almost three weeks out and when I lay down, this is what I get! It's creeping my kids out! :thumbup: When I went to the doctor last week, she said it was still swollen, but geez!!!

I am sure you all wanted to see my belly at dinnertime, huh? :thumbup:

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Mine is a couple of inches above my belly button and it caves in and grosses me out because it looks like another belly button. Sorry no pictures I think I gave TMI already :thumbup:

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If you think thats bad? I will have to take a pic of my hematoma! Its soooo nasty and feels like a babys butt stickin out of my side. It has shrunk, but causes me a ton of pain. Its where my blood didnt clot and a pool of blood formed. Its a Bi%@*! They say it will absorb it self back into my blood system in time. Oh my surg was Jan 20th and its still here!!!!

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Wow. No, it doesn't look like that. Is it red or hot to the touch or just funny shaped? Is the incision closed tightly?

I am worried on mine that when the scab finally fell off the largest incision, most of it was closed, but a small hole was still there on one side. Like the glue came undone. It isn't wet and doesn't go all the way through, but it doesn't look right either. Guess I'll know when I get a fill.

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It's not red or hot or anything strange, just rather unsightly! :mad2: It is completely closed and healing nicely, according to the doctor, but it just seems HUGE!! Thanks!

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Did they tell you when to expect the swelling to subside? My port doesn't protrude at all, so hopefully, it is just swelling. (I'm a patient of Dr. Brengman's too).

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I still have some swelling at the port site too. And some pain. I just spent 30 hours in the prettiest hospital room due to exercise to soon. Pain that was worse that the surgery and a CT Scan and UGI later. Two rounds of antibotics and pure Water the whole time. Please take the time and let it heal and don't do crazy stuff like I did. I can't wait to see the charges for this. Not to mention 5 lovely days out of work. I also had a reaction to something and now have red whelps all over me. No husband and no kids. I learn the hard way. No more exercise just walking for me for awhile.

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I still have some swelling at the port site too. And some pain. I just spent 30 hours in the prettiest hospital room due to exercise to soon. Pain that was worse that the surgery and a CT Scan and UGI later. Two rounds of antibotics and pure Water the whole time. Please take the time and let it heal and don't do crazy stuff like I did. I can't wait to see the charges for this. Not to mention 5 lovely days out of work. I also had a reaction to something and now have red whelps all over me. No husband and no kids. I learn the hard way. No more exercise just walking for me for awhile.

Carolina Mom,

I'm so sorry about your experience. It sounds awful. I'm walking about a mile a day so far. Actually, I get a little tired at the end of it so I'm trying to take it easy. You've scared me into obeying the rules, though. No gym exercise for six weeks!

Hope you recover fully soon.

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Carolina Mom,

I'm so sorry about your experience. It sounds awful. I'm walking about a mile a day so far. Actually, I get a little tired at the end of it so I'm trying to take it easy. You've scared me into obeying the rules, though. No gym exercise for six weeks!

Hope you recover fully soon.

Thanks, My brain is not fully recovered I guess. I just was showing my 7 year old daughter how to do one exercise on the Wii plus a very bad sneezing session. I feel better now I took the whole week to rest. Are you feeling good? It is amazing how much more energy I have now.

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My port doesn't look like that at all neither. I am so sorry for you. Also Carolina Mom I am sorry for you extra problem. I am so glad that you are better.

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does anyone else's port area look like this?? I am almost three weeks out and when I lay down, this is what I get! It's creeping my kids out! :) When I went to the doctor last week, she said it was still swollen, but geez!!!

I am sure you all wanted to see my belly at dinnertime, huh? :confused:

Hi there

I am 3 weeks out and that is exactly how mine looks, i panicked a little and been to a&e they say its a collection of blood and offered nothing to treat. Do you still have yours.

Garry

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Mine stick out alittle, but not nearly as noticable as yours. When I look down, it looks like one side of me belly as shrunk more than the other. I think it is one of those things that you will get use to, then all of a sudden it is gone one day.

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It is really crazy, because it DID just disappear sometime in the past few days!! I can definitely still feel the port, but it is not sticking out and saying hello anymore! :w00t: Thanks for all of the replies and well wishes...

Kristil

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