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What the heck is this lump in my stomach?

OK...so yesterday, my bandages came off of the bellybutton area. I was feeling around, and there is a marble sized lump next to my bb. Is this my port? I know the surgeon told me it was to be on my left side up high under my ribs, and I thought I had felt some discomfort there as well. Is it a cyst full of toxic puss waiting to burst into my system? That's my current theory. AGGGGG. I don't have an appt til Wed, and I feel GREAT. Just freaking out about a lump! Did he leave part of a sponge in there? or Part of the laproscope? lol. I'm sure it's all find, I'm just a wierdo. A lumpy wierdo.

 

Had two protein shakes yesterday, and some broth and jello. all went down well and not experiencing any physical hunger yet. Yesterday was the first day I've had head hunger. Just wanting to CHEW something. But not terrible, I journaled and turns out, I'm just worried about getting everything done in time for the end of the semester, and working full time. School and work keep me pretty stressed, and I like to CHEW away my stress. NO MORE though!

 

Went to my son's varsity basketball game yesterday, as well as running some errands. It felt great. I've missed two of his games feeling "fat" and isolating in my food, but a big committment to myself about this band was to stop isolating. Turns out, no one cares how big I am, no one even paid much attention to me! apparantly, the world does not revolve around my size or weight, and people at a basketball game are actually most interested in what's going on on the court.

 

Starting to live, just a little, and it's all good.

Live wild,

L

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GonnaBeFit

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Congrats on your surgery and starting to not isolate yourself! Its hard to do sometimes! That could be your port. Mine is probably 2 inches or so up and to the right of my bellybutton. The PA originally told me it was up by my ribs right under my boob ... not so much! I'm sure everything is fine! Oh and that discomfort you feel could just be the muscles sore from the surgery. I had a sore muscle where the PA said my port was and I couldnt reach or twist for a few days because of it.

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