Hard lump on left side

[GeminiSleever 43]

Hi, I'm eight days post-op and today I noticed that when I stand up there is a hard lump on the left side of my abdomen. It's at the incision site below the breast. It is sore when I press on it, but no more or less sore than the rest of my left side. Is this something I should possibly be concerned about or is this a by-product of getting sleeved?

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

I have a tiny hard knot on one of my recent incisions. It's scar tissue, however I would suggest you get that looked at by your Dr. Can never be too cautious.

[GeminiSleever 43]

I have a tiny hard knot on one of my recent incisions. It's scar tissue, however I would suggest you get that looked at by your Dr. Can never be too cautious.

Thanks! I suspected scar tissue as a possibility, it just feels so weird. T disappears when I lay down but I'm very aware of it when I'm standing upright

[BryBro63 410]

I had the same thing at one of my incision sites...I asked my surgeon about it ,and he says it's common. I'm now over a year out, and although it's much smaller and has no pain, it's still there and pretty much unnoticeable

[GEAUX SAINTS 143]

@@GeminiSleever - I have one right above my umbilicus. It's fairly large...about the size of a silver dollar. When I went for my 1 week post-op, the NP told me it was a hematoma (pooling of blood) beneath the surface. I'm a nurse and that makes sense. She said it will eventually go away!

[GEAUX SAINTS 143]

It's too soon for scar tissue, unless you've had surgery in that particular place in the past.

[GeminiSleever 43]

@@Kellsbells thanks so much for your response. Yours sounds about the same size as mine. And I guess since this was my very first surgery it wouldn't be scar tissue.

[boosh10 98]

Same thing for me as kellsbells. It was a pooling of blood. Was gone like two weeks later for me.

[GeminiSleever 43]

@@Kellsbells I went to the doctor this afternoon and you were right about the hematoma. Awesome nursing skills!!

[GEAUX SAINTS 143]

@@GeminiSleever - Glad I could help and thanks!