replacement port

angiepUK · 06-17-2008, 10:54 AM

I am having this done next monday, anybody else had it, they are going to do it under local

jojo7 · 06-17-2008, 11:44 AM

Yes my original port got infected. I had mine replaced. It was not that bad. I actually had mine put in a new location and opted to put in the low profile port at the same time. It is in a much better location. Before it interfered with my bra underwire.

losing it in ne · 06-17-2008, 12:59 PM

I will have to have my port replaced also but first i have to heal the wounds and the infection. Did you have to do that also? How long before you got a new port? What do you mean by low profile report?
I'm sorry I'm just rambling but I am really concerned that I may have gone through all of this for nothing if I can't have my port replaced. I never got the chance to have a fill and right now I'm doing ok I can eat about 1 cup of food now as opposed to the 1/2 cup and still be full. I have started eating on 3 times a day and as long as I have good protien it holds me. I have lost approx. 35#'s so far but lots of inches. I really just don't want to have done this for nothing.
Thanks for listening to me.

angiepUK · 06-17-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jojo7

Yes my original port got infected. I had mine replaced. It was not that bad. I actually had mine put in a new location and opted to put in the low profile port at the same time. It is in a much better location. Before it interfered with my bra underwire.

did you have any symptons?

Leslie2Lose · 06-17-2008, 02:22 PM

I didn't have to have a replacement, but mine flipped the week of my initial surgery. I too wasn't able to get a fill until it was corrected. Mine was done outpatient in the OR under light anesthesia. It was actually pretty simple. Much easier the second time around. I had so many issues with my port, soreness, muscle pulling, when it was initially placed. This time the only thing that is sore is the incision and that'll heal over time. I'm so glad to finally have it fixed!

jojo7 · 06-17-2008, 03:11 PM

When my port was removed I had no fill due to other complications. It was out for 6 weeks while I healed. Then a new port was put in and I let my doctor talk me into allowing him to fill me on the table. I had to eventually have that fill removed because when my band has fill it changes the shape of my stomach and causes me to build up gas and then throw up gas. Very uncomfortable. The symptoms from the infection were clear. I was first red and had a bump where my stitch was. The doctor opened me up and clean out the infection but I would not heal properly. I had an open wound I took care of for about 4 weeks. I kept telling him something was wrong and the port had come to the surface and he said I was crazy. It was only after I made him pack the wound and he hit the port that he decided I needed it removed. Again I had no fill so it was not big deal.

I still have no fill in my band and I'm doing fine. Since banding I really am rarely hungry. I do have some willpower and when I don't the band is there and stops me.

jojo7 · 06-17-2008, 03:17 PM

Evidently my doctor uses two size ports. The low profile port is harder to fill so he does not use it on anyone who has a lot of weight to lose. But after you lose the weight a lot of people opt to put in a low profile so it does not stick out as much. I had lost over 100 pounds before the port replacement so I felt it would be a good time for me to switch. The less surgery the better for me. I'm a poor healer. He tried to talk me out of it but I was adamant that is what I wanted. Now that I know I probably will never get a fill, I'm so glad I got the low profile port. It is not as big of a problem now that it is in my lower belly vs between my breasts. Before it interfered with my underwire. I told him that was a bad place before surgery but he said that is where he puts them all. Not any more. I'm always ahead of the time. :biggrin2:

losing it in ne · 06-17-2008, 04:42 PM

Sounds as if you were quite a while post surgery. Mine never really healed and it was removed right at 6 weks after surgery. I have a wound vac on but I have tunnels and infection still. I went home on IV antibiotics but had a problem with those so they stopped all the antibiotics and now my surgeon wants to do more surgery but I would really like to try more antibiotics. The idea of surgery again in about 4 weeks is not appealing to me. I have had bigger wounds and infection and gotten them healed without more surgery. If i do this one then I have another one again to put the port back in. Too much surgery for me. I see the doc in about 10 days so we'll see. I am definitely going to try and convince him otherwise.

lindazx43 · 06-21-2008, 02:11 PM

Hi losing it in me,

Your situation sounds like mine. I had tunnels to and a wound that just would not heal even with port removal. Guess, all we can do is know that in time the band will work for us.

jojo7 · 06-23-2008, 10:15 AM

I had the infection at the beginning and they believed it healed with IV antibiotics and the wound did close but then the infection came back and they had to open the wound and then it would not close. Not sure if the infection ever did truly go away or just lingered.

Now that it is over I think of it as a bump in the road toward my goal. At the time it seemed like a mountain to climb blocking my road. I know it is tough because I've been there. I've done the whole "why did I do this". I got though it and so will you. It will be worth it in the end. Good luck and try to keep thinking of the future. I know at 123 pounds lighter my future is definately brighter. I have 50 pounds left to lose and I'm going to focus (that really means get my butt out and excercise) and try and get them off by Christmas.