Dr Tony Keirth and noticable ports

slimmy120 · 03-25-2008, 08:18 AM

Has anyone else had surgery with tony keirth and notice their port alot. Mine is around waist, when i lye down it protrudes, when role over it really really sticks up.

Janice P · 03-26-2008, 02:53 AM

I was banded 13th of Feb and I had the same experience with my Port seeming to want to POP out felt spooky but now 6 weeks later it has gone in and seems to have turned . I went for my first fill today and Doc has had to send me to Radiology next week for the fill as it was too hard to locate.
So I would'nt worry if I was you as things change and it's easier to go with the flow eh? Doc was pleased with my weight loss of 14 kilo's so far But I must say I was really expecting the kilo's to fall off and now it has slowed to a trickle even though I'm following the rules. Why is this and is it normal at this stage ?
Keep smiling, Jan

slimmy120 · 03-26-2008, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Janice P

I was banded 13th of Feb and I had the same experience with my Port seeming to want to POP out felt spooky but now 6 weeks later it has gone in and seems to have turned . I went for my first fill today and Doc has had to send me to Radiology next week for the fill as it was too hard to locate.
So I would'nt worry if I was you as things change and it's easier to go with the flow eh? Doc was pleased with my weight loss of 14 kilo's so far But I must say I was really expecting the kilo's to fall off and now it has slowed to a trickle even though I'm following the rules. Why is this and is it normal at this stage ?
Keep smiling, Jan

You done really well I have lost 25 since mid Sep 2007, I started just above 100kg.Thank goodness someone else had port like mine,was starting to get self conscious and he said would get more noticable.I am now in 70's and sticks out, but i have always been slimmer around the waist area.

mojo479 · 03-28-2008, 06:00 AM

oh great thanks for all the info, I am getting banded by Dr tony Keiarth on Monday 31st march and now reading all this I shouldn't be n here.

I am having my last bourbon and good food this weekend, so I feel a little bit better.
Keep up the good work

sewenup1 · 03-28-2008, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Janice P

I was banded 13th of Feb and I had the same experience with my Port seeming to want to POP out felt spooky but now 6 weeks later it has gone in and seems to have turned . I went for my first fill today and Doc has had to send me to Radiology next week for the fill as it was too hard to locate.
So I would'nt worry if I was you as things change and it's easier to go with the flow eh? Doc was pleased with my weight loss of 14 kilo's so far But I must say I was really expecting the kilo's to fall off and now it has slowed to a trickle even though I'm following the rules. Why is this and is it normal at this stage ?
Keep smiling, Jan

Yes this is normal. Most surgeons only want you to lose between .5 and 1kg per week. Remember that the faster you lose the weight the more chance there is that your skin will stay stretched. Also remember that you did not put all the weight on overnight so you won't lose it overnight, but every kg gone is good and if you follow the rules will never come back again - that's got to be good!!!

Danna