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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.

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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!

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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))

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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.

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