Patz,
I had my port put in last Friday, while chunky in other places my chest/collar area is the only bony place on my body...go figure?
As per the pain, I must be completely honest...I had no pain just soreness. The first night it was difficult to sleep on my left side without propping a pillow under my arm. Thereafter it has only been an odd sensation of knowing that something is sticking about 1/4 inch from my body. It's not sensitive to touch unless of course you press on it with vengeance...which I have a few times just to see how much pressure I could take.
While everyone is different when it comes to pain tolerance, I know mine is extremely high...have never taken any form of pain medication for either of my lumpectomies, re excision or the port placement.
So....with all that said I am not so concerned with you being in pain as much as I am with it being red around the incision site. I think I would have that checked...
PS....I've been trying to post a picture but cant figure out how to do it
Hugs to all....Lisa