Port still giving me grief
So I am 3 weeks out from surgery and my port area is still really really sore. Just when I think I am okay someone gets my laughing and I literally have to hold my stomach to keep my muscle from moving. Sometimes I stand up from my chair at work too fast and I just get this wave of pain and have to sit back down until it subsides.
So my question is, how long does it take for it to heal properly? Are there some people who still have pain after several months with the port?
So my question is, how long does it take for it to heal properly? Are there some people who still have pain after several months with the port?
scar tissue is forming and it is painfull when it stretches. i am a five year cancer survivor and i still have twinges(that is what i call them) from time to time and yes some of them are painfull still. the port area was the biggest incision and the one that has the hooks imbebded inn your muscle...it will be sore. just take it easy when it s sore. i think mine took like 3 months to totally heal and i am a fast healer!
good luck
lori
good luck
lori
Well... I'm more than a year out, and while it doesn't normally bother me, when I get a fill, the port site usually flares up a little bit and I still get some pain. But in the beginning it really did take a good 2 months (at least) to feel better. Sometimes it still bothers me if I bent over while sitting in a chair... but believe me, the pain I feel is nothing compared to the happiness of the weight I've lost!!!! Good luck to you
Always, Jo Ann
(but hopefully less of me soon )