Uncomfortable port - is that normal?

[karenv 0]

I'm three weeks post op and everything about the surgery is great except for the fact I constantly feel the port. It seems like it might be on a muscle. When I exercise it gives me a feeling of cramping on my right side.(thats the side the port is on). I'm also a belly sleeper and every morning when I wake up there is pressure there and the port is very pronounced. Am I worried for nothing because it's only been three weeks? I see my dr and get my first fill two weeks from today.

[bambam 0]

Hi Karen -

In my opinion what you are experiencing is normal. My doctor warned me that my port area would hurt the most and the longest. Not only because it is a larger incision than my others, but because the port is stitched to muscle. I'm a side sleeper and for the first several weeks I slept with a thin pillow across my stomach so when I rolled from side to side my incisions (and the port) were a little cushioned. You might want to try that to see if it helps until the area isn't quite as tender.

Of course, if you continue to worry about it you should talk with your doctor or his nurses.

Best of luck!

[karenv 0]

Hi Bambam, Thanks for the reply. It was very comforting to know this is normal. I guess I needed to hear it from another bander. Since the port is stitch to a muscle that can explain a lot of the discomfort. The pillow work. I did the same thing for the first two weeks.