hi,

I had my band surgery 2-15-06 - I am ok other then a little sore under my left breast. But my question - is when I cough (I have a cold) there is a very sharp pain under my left breast between my two top incinsions. It feels like I am tearing apart my lung!! Is this normal??

But the good news - is that I went for a short motorcycle ride tonight - missed my bike !!

Diane

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Diane,

Your port area is going to be tender for 5 weeks. Scar tissue is building. See if you can hold that area in when you cough if you can catch it in time.

Josephine

im sure ur fine... i bug all the time when i feel the slightest little thing now in, on or near my scars!

Oh

I can totally relate to you. I try my best to clear my throat, drink something, anything to avoid coughing. It is your muscle that your port is attached to that is flexing everytime you cough and it hurts since it is not completely healed. My doc recommended that I "hold" that area every time I feel a cough coming.

Thanks for the info. I know it takes a while to heal - I just did not know about the coughing.

Thanks,

Diane

2/15/06

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I have had pain with coughing. It passes tho.