5 days post surgery - port pain?

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I'm really doing great with my recovery...very little problems. Question: I still have quite a bit of port site pain, not the incision, but the muscle underneath. Is that normal?

I KNOW I overdid it yesterday, going to the grocery store, visiting friends at the office for Halloween...paying for it today with some aches and pains. Pain medication is a wonderful thing.

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makena2

48 yo, female, BMI 35, 205, 5'4"

Banded 10/27/05, Dr. Richard Benevides, Richardson
First fill 12/1/05
Second fill 12/14/05

Yes. It's very normal. You'll find that the port itself can be quite tender for some time to come.

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Lapband -5-27-2003 Albert Wetter, San Francisco
Rebanded due to slippage - July, 2004 Frank Veninga - Dallas, Texas
Gallbladder removed - August, 2004
Revised to RNY - Dec, 27, 2007 Wade Barker - Dallas, Texas

Beginning - 250
Current - 175
Goal - 135

You just answered your own question! You over did it, and you know you over did it.

Your body is still at the sort of freaked out stage... OH MY GAWD, WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME???????!!!! and WHAT IS THIS THING?????!!!!!!

Your port was stitched to the muscles so it will be very tender for a few weeks to several weeks. Take it easy for the next little while and be kind to yourself!

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Your port area will be the last scar to heal because it is the biggest. That scar will be your baby for the next 2 1/2 months. You will protect it from everything and it will let you know when it is there if you roll over on it. LOL Good Luck you are doing Great

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459start/366/250
7/8/05
fill 9.21.05 1.3cc
fill 3.8.06 .5cc
fill 9.20.06 .3cc
Dr. Moazzez Fair Oaks Hospital VA
GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!
12.5 +3(380) 12.12 -2(378);) 12.19 +1(379) 1.9.07 -3(376):p 1.17 -3(373):clap2: 1.23 -1(372) 1.30 +2(374):bored 2.6 +1(375) 2.20 +1(376):speechles I won't go weigh in 2.27 and 3.6 :phanvan 3.14.07-3(373):) 3.20 +4(377) 3.27 +4(381) 4.3 -10(371):omg: 4.10 -5(366):biggrin1: WOW Not anymore 10.2 (378)

Completely normal. I am almost 7 weeks out and I still have port pain from time to time. Especially when I have been carrying around my son for a while.

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Heather
Banded 9/16/2005
LAPSF,San Francisco, CA

Do you feel the port all the time. Can you touch your side and actually feel it there? Are you able to lay on your side after a while without it hurting?? Luckily, I like to lay on my right side, the port is on the left, right?

No you don't actually feel the port, it is really the incision that you are feeling. You will be able to lay on it without it hurting in a little while but you know that it is there.

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459start/366/250
7/8/05
fill 9.21.05 1.3cc
fill 3.8.06 .5cc
fill 9.20.06 .3cc
Dr. Moazzez Fair Oaks Hospital VA
GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!
12.5 +3(380) 12.12 -2(378);) 12.19 +1(379) 1.9.07 -3(376):p 1.17 -3(373):clap2: 1.23 -1(372) 1.30 +2(374):bored 2.6 +1(375) 2.20 +1(376):speechles I won't go weigh in 2.27 and 3.6 :phanvan 3.14.07-3(373):) 3.20 +4(377) 3.27 +4(381) 4.3 -10(371):omg: 4.10 -5(366):biggrin1: WOW Not anymore 10.2 (378)

I also had Dr. Benavides as my surgeon (isn't he great?!) and yes you will feel the port for a while. It is attached to the muscle so it will hurt longer. Mine hurt for about a good 3 weeks. I drove alot after the surgery with a small pillow on my left side...dang speed bumps!! LOL!!
Trust me, it will get better.

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Tammy
Dr. Benavides/Richardson, TX
Banded 4-7-05
1st fill - .8 cc 5-2-05
2nd fill and port flipped back over - 1.5cc
3rd fill - .4cc 10-26-05
Had .3 cc removed 1-3-06
Gained 10 pounds back
4th fill - .4 cc 3-8-06
243/141

Started at a size 22 now in a size 8!!!

I'm 4 1/2 weeks out and I still have sore muscle around my port but my doc says it's normal and nothing to worry about - mine did get as swollen as golf ball size at one point but it finally went down!

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Laura
Banded 9/30/05 by Dr. Barker
1st Fill: 11/17/05 +1.6cc's
2nd Fill: 12/1/05 +.8 cc's
3rd fill: 1/12/06 +.6 cc's
4th fill: 2/15/06 +.4 cc's
Unfill: 2/27/06 -.2cc's
5th fill: 8/22/06 +.3 cc's
Total fill so far: 3.5 cc's
Overall goal: 245/190/155
New mini-goals:
1.Lose 25 lbs and be within 10 lbs of goal by Christmas: 190/190/165
2. Work out 3x per week. Started on 8/7/06, so far so good!