Suddenly having pains 4 months post-op

[Carrie 4]

I had a revision almost 4 months ago to the day (August 26, 2010). All is okay at this point, until today.

Tonight I decided to finish my Christmas Shopping and was in the Toy Dept. at my local Target. Suddenly I began to experience pain in the same area where my port was located prior to my surgery. It feels like someone has a knife in my incision and twists it occasionally. I think it's just nerves growing back but don't recall having such a pain after having my two c-sections in fact almost 2 years post op from my last c-section most of my incision is still numb.

So with all that, anyone have incision area pain 4 months post-op?

[Tiffykins 672]

I had it Carrie, and it was adhesions pulling on my muscles and fat. I had hoards of scar tissue around my port, and had a lot of adhesions due to the leak repair, and drains being placed on 2 different occasions.

It only happened occasional, and it was the same sharp, shooting pain that you are describing. I had all the adhesions/scar tissue taken down during my gallbladder surgery at 8 months post-VSG and since then have had minimal pain. I have sensitivity at my port area if I hit it just right even this far out.

[Carrie 4]

I figured that between the original surgery, having fil and unfills constantly and my port moving around in there for 5 years I would have issues with that area if I had issues with pain at all.

So far today no pain. I will probably try some heat on it next time. Did you find any Miracle cure?

Merry Christmas!

-Carrie

[Tiffykins 672]

I figured that between the original surgery, having fil and unfills constantly and my port moving around in there for 5 years I would have issues with that area if I had issues with pain at all.

So far today no pain. I will probably try some heat on it next time. Did you find any Miracle cure?

Merry Christmas!

-Carrie

My only cure is not bumping into things. My surgeon took down a lot of my scar tissue and adhesions during my gallbladder surgery, but I still have a knot underneath my skin where my port was.

I figure it'll be this way for life, and hopefully when I have plastics, they'll be able to take more of the scar tissue.

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

Actually its funny you mention this, because for the last week or so I've been feeling sharp pains in my EX-port area too. It's a little scary because that is how it would be painful when my port was still there. I hated it, and it was one of the many reasons I hated my band and couldn't wait to have the darn thing taken out. However with the band it was constant and super annoying. This is only very random, few and far between - so it's livable.

I hope it goes away, for both our sakes!!

[Eureka-C 20]

A friend of mine with adhesion said she took a wooden rolling pin and rolled it over the area twice a day and that it helped tremendously. She was told to do this by a PT friend. It might be worth the try.