Guest guest Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Who is your doctor? There are a couple who don't stitch it into place, though most do. Monday, November 8, 2004, 1:02:34 PM, you wrote: Lac> I'm nearly 8 weeks post-op and my port has always been at the port incision site. Lac> Recently I discovered my port to be about 3 inches up and right from its original Lac> location. The only thing out of the ordinary was I did Lac> some sit-ups for the first time Lac> since surgery and felt a little sore the next day as is typical when you start a new Lac> work out. The morning after that I noticed the port had moved. Dan Lester, Boise, ID honu@... www.mylapband.tk Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana, 4/28/03 323/209/199 Age 61 Fair is whatever God decides to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Tamara, My port is now about three inches up and lateral to the incision. As you lose weight the skin chanes how it lays over the muscle and fat. It actually hangs further down. It happens to almost all of us. Charlie 05/16/03 405/300/200 Glen Rose, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 Yup, this is exactly what mine did - just like charlie's. No problem at all. sandy r > > Tamara, > > My port is now about three inches up and lateral to the incision. As > you lose weight the skin chanes how it lays over the muscle and fat. > It actually hangs further down. It happens to almost all of us. > > Charlie > 05/16/03 > 405/300/200 > Glen Rose, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 My doctor is Emma in Portland and I think it is stiched in place. And regarding the comment about the cause being weight- loss... well my surgery was in September so I haven't lost THAT much weight yet. Plus it was a sudden move as far as I can tell, not gradual. ~Tamara 9/15/04 > Who is your doctor? There are a couple who don't stitch it into place, > though most do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 If you're worried, then call your doc! Ports commonly seem to move as the fat layer over it changes, both with weight loss and activity. For example, the port may seem 3 inches below the port incision when you're standing up, but immediately under it when you're laying down. The port has not moved, but the skin, muscle, and fat has. The port sutures often come out, since they are put into the very thin and fragile muscle covering the fascia, not into the muscle itself. Doesn't matter at all, since many surgeons do not even suture the port down at all. Pros and cons to either way. As long as the port is accessible, it does not matter a bit. Sandy RN > > Who is your doctor? There are a couple who don't stitch it into > place, > > though most do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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