Strange Pain
I am 5 weeks post -tt tomorrow. The last few days I have developed a strange irritation on both sides of my abdomen, in hipbone area and about 2 inches above incision and slightly lower than belly button level. It is irritated to touch, very sensitive, but there is nothing on my skin. If I happen to bend and squish either side, it really hurts sharply. The pain isn't deep, it's more surface. I don't see dr for another 3 weeks. Any suggestions? I had something similar happen atop of left thigh below incision, but that seems to have rectified.
Had RNY surgery July 22/11, St. Joe's Hamilton, with the awesome Dr. Scott Gmora. Had abdominoplasty August 2/13, Scarborough, with equally awesome Dr. Michael Kreidstein.
Are you wearing a compression garment? I had developed a skin irritation on either side of my belly button from the garment rubbing up against it. It got so bad that the skin actually broke and a sore developed. I even tried putting 4x4 pads between the garment and my skin and that didn't help. The only thing that helped me was cutting a tshirt and sliding the fabric between the skin and garment. It was really annoying because this was really the only pain that I had from my procedure. Any subsequent procedure requiring the same garment produced the same result so I have had several opportunities to come up with a solution that worked for me.
I've only been wearing my binder at night mostly, so I don't think that's causing it. I guess it's just mysterious pains associated with healing - when I pay attention to it, I think the pain might be radiating right into the incision. And so far today I haven't been bothered by it. Seems to come and go. I too wore a cut off t-shirt under my binder, it worked wonders.
Had RNY surgery July 22/11, St. Joe's Hamilton, with the awesome Dr. Scott Gmora. Had abdominoplasty August 2/13, Scarborough, with equally awesome Dr. Michael Kreidstein.
on 9/6/13 5:22 am
If found that some of the sutures hurt, some poked out and I trimmed them but I swear I felt some inside and like you when I touched it it hurt! Surgeon said it is possible.
Mell
Start weight: 320
At surgery: 300
Current: 185
Goal: 175