I am a month post op and have been having horrible pain. I was told I pulled something by doing to much and my pcp said I had a uti. 2 weeks later still same pain right where the port insission is through to my back. I insisted something was wrong and they did a sonogram of my belly at the hospital to check my kidneys. Well my kidneys aren't where they are supposed to be, they are connected (called a horseshoe kidney) and the left one is right under my port insision. It's not life threatening or anything, I have made it 35 years without knowing. BUT it explains why I had so much pain, they brusied the thing! I was feeling like such a pain wimp and wondering what on earth I did it for. Now that it is healed I can sit at a 90 degree angle and not hurt at all. Just wanted to share, if you KNOW something is not right push for answers.

Wow! Didn't even know that was a possibility. Glad you pushed for answers & that you're feeling better now!

Thanks for sharing this!! Hopefully it can help someone else!

gosh! Space aliens everywhere!

It is really more common than you know. I had a former co-worker with the same condition.

I am glad you were able to get to the bottom of the mystery pain! You are not a wimp, pain or otherwise. You voluntarily had this procedure done, and I am doing it too...so we all know it takes courage to do that!!

((HUGS))

Geeze louise.... that is strange.

Well I'm awfully glad your going to be okay

Wow interesting. Good for you on being pro active & knowing yourself.

Holy shmoley! I agree with you on pushing when one feels something just isn't right! THere is a show on Discovery Health... it's call (I think) Diagnosis Unknown... it's a great wake up call for how some physicians either ignore or dismiss a patients concerns. Some of the patients suffer and begin to think they are crazy before a doctor finally listens and gets to the bottom of the problem.