All of a sudden I'm having 7/10 pain all around the port and it's also radiating towards my umbilicus. It's constant and burning/sharp pain, no matter what position I'm in .i didn't injur myself today. It feels warm to touch and swollen but not red, the incision is almost healed and looks good. What kind of port problems could it be?
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I normally do not bring you back to 6.5ml the first fill. It will take two to three fills max to bring you back to 6.5ml with out any issues. If 2.5ml is placed into the band in one visit, the band will most likely be too tight.
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