Hi,

Trying to stay calm here. I would be talking to my surgeon right now about this but it's a long weekend and he's not in the office.

So here's the thing:

I had my surgery exactly a week ago. Today I went for a long drive and my belly button started to bleed. I've got pains allover my torso and behind my belly button. There's areas on my stomach that feel kind of hard and some that feel kind of soft.

It also hurts to eat - could this be the band slipping? I haven't puked yet.

-Wren

Hi Wren,

I am not a Doctor or knowledgeable BUT GO TO THE E.R.

Bleeding and Pain isn't good. Go to the E.R. and get yourself checked out.

I am sure it isn't life threatening but get checked out immediately to make sure you are ok / Put your mind at ease.

Hope you are Fine.

-Brian

Hi Wren,

I am not a Doctor or knowledgeable BUT GO TO THE E.R.

Bleeding and Pain isn't good. Go to the E.R. and get yourself checked out.

I am sure it isn't life threatening but get checked out immediately to make sure you are ok / Put your mind at ease.

Hope you are Fine.

-Brian

:-/

It's not bad enough bleeding to go to the ER I reckon. I live far away from the nearest hospital, otherwise I may have considered it at lunchtime when I realised that my belly button was bleeding. It's stopped now, there wasn't much blood.

Is anyone else experiencing this or has experienced it? Or even know what it could be?

I'm seeing my surgeon tomorrow. I really hope I'm not the only one.

-Wren

you might have pulled stitches . Mine was icky one day too. have someone check it if it was alot of blood

you might have pulled stitches . Mine was icky one day too. have someone check it if it was alot of blood

Do you mean stitches on the inside? eek...That is freaky. I didn't have an incision in my belly button to my knowledge so if I'm bleeding internally that may be a problem.

Could it be old blood from the surgery that pooled in your belly button oozing out because of the sitting position in the car or if you got a bit sweaty? I had lumps of dry blood and betadine in my belly button that i found a few days after surgery. Good luck at the doctors tomorrow. Hope it is something simple.

Hi,

Trying to stay calm here. I would be talking to my surgeon right now about this but it's a long weekend and he's not in the office.

So here's the thing:

I had my surgery exactly a week ago. Today I went for a long drive and my belly button started to bleed. I've got pains allover my torso and behind my belly button. There's areas on my stomach that feel kind of hard and some that feel kind of soft.

It also hurts to eat - could this be the band slipping? I haven't puked yet.

-Wren

Please give the doc a ring.... it may be nothing but this is all part of post-op self care. You will have peace of mind - Please let us know how you're doing so we can have peace of mind about you. Warm wishes Des

PS Sorry it's icky but we all have internal stitches. The band has to stitched on to our abs and on to the stomach to keep it in place. In the 1st six weeks it's all about healing and having the lapband bond to where its been sewn on to.