i was riding in the car on my way home from seeing my surgeon (im 6 days post-op and went in to have him check my incisions), when i felt a sneeze coming on. i placed my hands on my belly and applied a little pressure since there was no stopping the oncoming sneeze. and then i sneezed. it was short, quick and sharp and immediately followed by a very sharp pain in my belly which eventually dulled down to a general ache. this pain ended up slowing my walking for a few hours.

im trying to figure out what happened. ive felt the area that hurts but i dont know if im feeling my port, or possibly a hernia (can a sneeze cause a hernia soon after surgery?), or maybe im just imagining things? or maybe did my port flip or something? im not sure if i feel a bump or not, as theres a lot of fat and im not 100% sure where my port is located. im still kinda sore in that region, not as bad as earlier today but yes, its still somewhat sore. im scared that i may have really damaged something just by sneezing.

has anyone else experienced this? i dont wanna go back to see my surgeon tomorrow as i sorta bothered him today by showing up without an appointment just to have my incisions checked because i was concerned.

I had the same thing happen when I was about 6 days post op. It felt like I had blown something out of my belly. It hurt for a couple of days....but I don't think I did any damage. I was banded on 2/16/2010.

I had the same thing happen when I was about 6 days post op. It felt like I had blown something out of my belly. It hurt for a couple of days....but I don't think I did any damage. I was banded on 2/16/2010.

really?? WHEW! i feel a bit less worried now. the pain is barely there today so hopefully, itll be completely gone by tomorrow. that was pretty scary!

im a bit of a worrywart. :smile2: