Odd Pain

[Kime-lou 648]

My surgery went great. I don't have any pain in my port area at all like some do. I do have one place that is about 2 in below my port (my port is high just under my rib cage) and .5 in above an incision. I can feel a small pea size knot. To sit or bend over it is horrible pain. I can lay on my belly with no pain and stand, walk, work out and no pain, but sitting and bending is horrible.

Someone said may it was scar tissue, but I don't know. When I went in for my first fill the PA told me it was internal stitches that had not dissolved, but the knot is still there 6 wks post op.

Any thoughts?

[Cindy Amato Dashko 11]

I kinda had the same issue the pain was left of belly button and still hurts to this day to bend down, or lay on my sides. The pain moved which is weird and is now in the middle of stomach by the port area. I went and had a CT scan an nothing was shown. Doctor doesn't know what it could be.. I think its the port rubbing somewhere or even scar tissue healing. Whatever it is I am dealing with it for 3 months now and I am sorry I can't be more help. Hopefully it will go away. Please keep me posted.

[Kime-lou 648]

I called and have an appointment to see my surgeon tomorrow. When I went in for the fill and they said it was stiches they also said if I had pain that seemed to moved something that was caused by the tube that runs from the port to the band and that can cause odd pinches that move. But for me this is an actual knot that I can fill and it doesn't move it just HURTS. Hopefully the surgeon will just say it's scar tissue. I am worried though that something is herniated, it appeard after I did some abdomial exercisce that I should not have done so early.

[Cindy Amato Dashko 11]

Oh I also over did it the first 2 weeks, I picked up something heavy SO maybe we both were bad. I hope you find out what it is maybe you can please tell me too. We could have pulled a muscle bad? I never heard of the tube? Kinda gross, I wonder how they fix that or if it can be fixed? My ct scan showed no hernia so thats good.. I hope it isn't that. Good luck lady and please let me know.

Cindy

[Kime-lou 648]

So I did go to the doctor. He offered to do a CT, but he said that due to the location and how it felt to him, it is just a internal suture that hasn't dissolved. He said it can take several months for them to go away completly. He said to massage it when I am sitting - which doesn't happen much. He put a pain shot in the area which helped for the day. So we will see.

[Cindy Amato Dashko 11]

Wow your doctor is so much better than mine.. Interesting theory maybe I will ask my doctor when I see him, it kinda makes sense. What is a pain shot? I just keep taking Advil or Aleve. Thank you so much for updating me I really appreciate it. I hope our pain goes away soon. I tried laying on my stomach which I could do but getting up OMG that was the problem it hurt to move. Anyway thanks again and let's keep in touch.

Cindy

[Kime-lou 648]

The shot was a numbing agent, he said that if the shot helped the pain then it likely wasn't anything wrong and not need to do the CT, but if the pain continued or got worse he would order a CT. From what I have been told you can experience odd pains for up to 6 month post op because it takes that long for everything to totally heal and get back to a new "normal". The PA I see said that the tube running from the port to the band people will often report odd sensations or pinches and that is from that tube moving around.

I have heard that you have to be careful taking the NSAIDS (advil and such) because they can cause stomach inflamation that can cause problems with the band. I try not to take them to often. If your pain continues at the the level you have it I would for sure go back and ask. My doctor is great as is the entire office. They are agressive in treatment, but very safe at the same time. So glad I went with them, I can't say enough great things about them.