Incisional hernia where my port used to be and my stomach came out of...

[marfar7 1,528]

After feeling a "pop" on Fri afternoon after putting a load of laundry in, I checked out my painful "port site" (hasn't been a port there since my July 2013 revision) and there was a hard lump there, much bigger than the usual scar tissue. It was like someone was giving me an Indian burn inside. Everytime I used my ab muscles (sitting, standing, lying down) it hurt. All day Sat it burned. Hubby started googling it and started freaking me out that I had part of my intestines sticking thru. So I went to the ER.

After trying to reduce it (push it back), they did an ultrasound. It wasn't intestines but instead a fatty tumor that broke thru the muscle. Told me I had to see a surgeon. I c my primary care next Monday for a consult. Diagnosed me with an Incisional Hernia. Guess it's more common with people who have had more than 1 surgery on the same incicison (as in mine - where my port was and where they took my stomach out).

Just updating on my previous post about the pain on port site...

[KajunGumbo 74]

Wow, please let us know what surgeon says

[1959JimmyJames 61]

Excuse me. I wasn't going to respond to this but I can't help it now. What the heck is an Indian burn?

[marfar7 1,528]

Excuse me. I wasn't going to respond to this but I can't help it now. What the heck is an Indian burn?

LOL. An "Indian Burn" (not very politically correct of me, I guess) is when (usually a kid) twists ur wrist with both hands, frontwards and backwards at the same time.

Didn't know this was a new term. Maybe I'm telling my age (46)???

[msfitn2014 248]

I had my port removed and they removed my stomach on the opposite side...I hope you are doing ok, hugs!!