WHAT ARE PORTS ?????????????????????

[angelpie]

I keep reading about port holes after s.urgery, can somebody please explain what the are and if they hurt ?. I am waiting for surgery and I need to decide on band or bypass. I need answers to lots of questions to help me decide. so all your answers will be gratefully recieved.

 

[buglady]

hi a port is the place the surgeon fills the band with saline every so often to restrict you with your food intake think of it as a rachet tie that can be inflated to make the top of your stomach smaller therefore restricting the food down to your stomach!

 

[cazbandy]

The port is the surgeon's access point to adjusting the band, it can be placed in a number of locations, it is usually sewn to the abdominal wall under the skin.

The ring to the left of the picture is the band itself, and this is placed round the top of stomach to restrict food, the other end of the device, with the blue disc is the port.

Once you have healed, the port can be felt under the skin, mine feels like a nut with a flat surface. I am only ever aware of it, if I look for it. The incision near the port is often the one that takes the longest to heal, as it is about 2.5 cms, compared to the others that are only just a centimetre.

My scars have all but disappeared.

 

[angelpie]

thanks buglady. how are you feeling today at 4 days post op?. karenx

 

[angelpie]

thanks cazbandy. It was amazing seeing the band ect, it was really helpful. this site is brill. Karen x.

 

[buglady]

feeling fine

thanks buglady. how are you feeling today at 4 days post op?. karenx

hi im actually fine im able to move quite freely not in much pain at all! i am eating and drinking fine just not doing too much too soon im guessing will be the key i went out yesterday for a walk on the seafront for a couple of hours and i slept for england last night! so thanks for asking im doning fine on a scale of 1-10 1 being in pain 10 ok im on a 9 unbelievable realy!!

 

[baby jayne]

Great to hear you are doing well bug lady. Goodluck with your weight loss journey. xx

 

[angelpie]

glad u r well buglady. I hope my surgeon is as good as yours. karen x.

 

[buglady]

pics added

glad u r well buglady. I hope my surgeon is as good as yours. karen x.

hi i have added some pics to my profile just b4 and just after my op i think you have to be a contact friend to view them !

 

[Silversurfer]

I keep reading about port holes after s.urgery, can somebody please explain what the are and if they hurt ?. I am waiting for surgery and I need to decide on band or bypass. I need answers to lots of questions to help me decide. so all your answers will be gratefully recieved.

A port is a place a ship docks, and a port hole is a small round window in the side of a ship

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[buglady]

A port is a place a ship docks, and a port hole is a small round window in the side of a ship

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ill have yo know it realy does hurt when i laugh!!! lol

 

[angelpie]

brill pictures buglady. did you have op at st richards/.

 

[buglady]

op

brill pictures buglady. did you have op at st richards/.

hi i had my op in spire havant prob 20 miles from there!