Hi All,

I had surgery on 5/30. Though my incisions are healing nicely and my gas pains are gone. I'm still having some muscle pain on my right side close to my belly button. It feels like a muscle pain and it hurts when I laugh, or cough. I'm at the point where I need to hold pressure to the spot/ muscle to cough, or laugh, or even sit up.

Could it be a possible hernia?

Thanks in advance!

Although it probably isn't, I would have it checked...just to be sure it's not a hernia. Besides, all your post-op visits should be included for a period of time (mine were for the first year), so better safe than sorry. You don't want ANYTHING to impede healing, because this is for the rest of your life...you want it to heal perfectly.

Just my opinion...but it's probably nothing...some "pangs" are pretty normal for the first 1-4 months.

Keep us posted on your progress!!

At almost 4 months out from my RNY, I still get weird pains like that around where the incisions were. It isn't every time I cough or laugh, but they do still come up.

As already suggested, it is probably worth a quick call to make sure.