Question about port..

[Thegirlnextdoor 0]

Hi All,

I am 3 months post op.

I noticed my port can sometimes be tender . It doesn't hurt though. Has anyone else experianced this ?

I have also noticed that my port has moved?? My Husband thinks it's because i'm losing weight ??

[OneHotMama 0]

Saturday I'll be 10 weeks post-op and a few weeks ago I noticed discomfort with my port area, not really pain. At this point I've come to the same conclusion that your husband has. I found that if I slouched in chair at all, it would become tender, not as much padding to cushion it? I have since been watching my posture (sitting up straight) and the discomfort has gone away! Scientific? Heck no, just my retarded opinion, LOL

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

tgnd, yes -- its very normal. I'm over a year out and I find it still gets a bit tender at times.

My doctor did tell me that my port did move as well, and he told me it WAS from weight loss.

HTH

[debbie_7155 0]

im 6 weeks post op & my port can be tender too & around that area when im laid in bed on my back it all goes tight..

sometimes i cant bend to the left to pick something of the ground, sometimes i can...

tonight my port stuck out more, but has gone into hiding again...beats me..lol

[wstorms 2]

I just love reading everyones posts, I always learn so much from them. I am 3 months postop and freaked out the other day because I could not really feel my port. So what did I do? What I always do, I look on this site for answers :cursing:. Turns out my port is now above my scar line, where as before it was right under it. I read one post that said the loss of weight makes the skin sag....seeing some of that now (ARGGG)...and sure enough I can feel my port about an inch and a half above my scar line.

I could see why losing weight would shift things around!

[MistyD65 1]

The port doesn't really move;it is attached to your abdominal wall. It's the soft tissue, fat and skin that move. When I lie down, my port is just underneath my scar. Standing, it's above it. This freaked me out at first, but I figured that was what was happening, and my dr confirmed it. :cursing: