hI EVERYONE I AM 10 DAYS POST OP AND FOR 2 DAYS NOW I HAVE BEEN EXSPERIENCING THIS TEARING OR RIPPING FEELING NEAR MY PORT AREA. iT WILL OCCURE WHEN I TWIST OR BEND AND FEELS LIKE I HAVE RIPPED SOMETHING INSIDE. i THINK I NOTICED IT WHEN I ALSO NOTICED THE SWELLING GONE DOWN IN MY PORT AREA CUZ MY INSIDES FELT LIKE THEY WERE UNPROTECTED AND BOUNCING AROUND MORE THAN BEFORE, WITHOUT THE SWELLING TO CUSHION THEM.

ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS MIGHT BE?

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Don't be alarmed....your port area is going to hurt for like months....I think mine truly hurt for about 3-4 months and I am 8 months out and it still hurts on and off. If I wear tight jeans and sitting in them for a long time, my port area is sore, if I lean in on a table to reach for something and it hits my port area, it kinda hurts alittle...and my port is also tilted a bit, but dont forget, you have a plastic object connected to your muscle wall, that your body dont want there....you'll get used to it after a while.

Good luck.

im 3 weeks post op and my port area is still swollen looks like an egg is that normal

I'm 11 days post-op and have the same ripping feeling pain when I cough, sneeze, turn wrong, walk too much, etc...

I'm pretty sure it's just part of the healing process. When I do feel the pain it's enough for me to stop what I am doing and hold my side for a moment.

Just be cautious and try not to over do anything.

I have the same exact issue and I'm in week 3 of recovery. Mine has set me back a lot because my job is to sit at a computer all day at a call center. People think that's easy because it's not physical, but it's worse that standing around with this burning sensation. I was really worried about it (I was not warned about this feeling from the Dr.) and they said it was completely normal. Mine has gotten a little better each day, unless I over-do it, but I still feel it several times a day. Wearing a girdle or some type of compression garment helps a lot. SPANX are a God-send for me and they really help. Somehow it gives you more support.

Good luck!

Hi,

I also have the same pain. You can feel a small lump to the right of my incision, which is where the pain radiates from when I bend or twist. It feels like a little beebe in there. I went today for my 2 week post-op visit and my Dr. said the same thing...it's normal, it's just scar tissue, nothing to worry about. That made me feel better because I had myself convinced I had a hernia. One thing I found that helps with the pain is to put a bunch of medical tape on it criss-crossed. It just helps to hold it in, and when it's held in, it feels much better.