burning pain

Hey everyone. I hope all is doing well. Last night I got this burning right at my navel. Its not very painful but I know its there. It really hurts when I bend over to pick something up out of the floor. Any ideas. Thanks. Everyone take care Mary

I'm not sure what it is (I'm not a doctor, but I play one on the internet ) but I read something interesting about burning sensations and healing on my sturgeon's () web site. Apparently because they cut through nerves when they do the surgery, you will feel some burning when they are healing. http://www.obesity-surgery-associates.com/solutions.htm Itching and occasional small shooting electrical sensations within the skin frequently occur as the nerve endings heal. These symptoms are common during the recovery period. Ice, skin moisturizers, vitamin E oil and massage are often helpful.

Violet you should change your name to Dr Shrinking Violet..you always have a good answer...

Thanks Celia! What can I say? I'm an information junkie... with this laptop and the internet and all this time on my hands I read read read... Next week I go back to work though! I hope they don't keep me too busy so I can sneak in some posting time from work too. ;-D I have to give my sturgeon a little credit too, he has some good information on that web site of his! Guess that's why he gets the BIG BUCKS! Sincerely, Dr. Shrinking Violet "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on-line..."

I AGREE WITH YOU, MS CL ... MS VIOLET HAS REALLY MADE AN EFFORT TO DO RESEARCH & IT HAS PAID OFF NOT ONLY FOR HER, BUT FOR US. SHE IS EXCEPTIONALLY KNOWLEDGABLE &, I FOR ONE, APPECIATE HER HELP HERE ON THE BOARDS! BTW, HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO TOLERATE THE SOUPS AFTER GETTING SICK? GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

THANK YOU DOCTOR.................WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR DIAGNOSIS

I blush... hee hee

THANK YOU, DR VI!!!!!!!! I'VE HAD ITCHING ... NOT ON THE ACTUAL INCISIONS, WHICH WOULD MAKE SENSE TO ME ... BUT ON MY SKIN ALL OVER MY TUMMY. THOUGHT I WAS GOING NUTS! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

Dr. Shrinking Violet is blushing now... Thank you all for the compliments. Reading like a little maniac on the internet really pays off! Dawn, the itch all over your belly (here comes more of Dr. Vi) is it turning into a rash at all? If it gets really itchy and starts to turn red and bumpy, it could be yeast rash. Yeast rashes are pretty common following our kind of surgery too (something else I read ) because the change in stomach acids upsets that natural yeast in our bodies. I got one recently so I know what it feels like! That itch can make you crazy! I put miconazole cream on it (the generic version of monistat) and it started to clear up pretty quick and then I bought miconazole powder for after I shower to keep the area dry (yeast loves moisture and you should avoid regular powder as yeast feeds off the corn starch). I found both at Wal-mart -- the cream is near the feminine stuff like vagisil, OTC birth control, etc... and the powder is in the section where they sell foot powder and foot fungal creams. So keep it in mind!

NO, IT DIDN'T GET RASHY ... WE SMEARED IT WITH BENEDRYL CREAM BEFORE I DUG MY SKIN OFF. BUT, I DID GET THAT THICK WHITE STUFF ON MY TONGUE TWICE SO FAR. I THINK THAT IS A FORM OF YEAST OVERGROWTH, ISN'T IT? I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, DOC , SO I BRUSHED MY TONGUE & KEPT USING LISTERINE THINKING THAT IT KILLS BACTERIA, MAYBE IT WOULD STOP THAT. IT WENT AWAY BOTH TIMES. GOOD TO KNOW CUZ I USE BODY POWDER ALL THE TIME ... I'LL PUT THAT ON MY LIST ... SUBMIT YOUR BILL TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY, PLEASE! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK