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07-21-2007, 10:25 AM
Does anyone have any idea? Going back to the surgeon is a hassle but I'll do it if need be.
Had gall bladder surgery 17 days ago. Tried to do laporoscopic but couldn't complete it that way and they had to do it the old way. An 8" incision through the belly muscles. I've never known anything like this, so, I thought I'd ask.
Staples were removed six days ago. The scar is doing very well, scabs almost totally healed over now. Barely perceptiple in a couple of spots. But at the lower end of the scar, just under my right rib cage, you can visibly see "something" under the skin. I asked them if there is anything inside me other than stiches and they said no, just stitches. I thought maybe there is a mesh or something; my brother said they put a mesh guide in his hernia repair operation.
It's like they didn't line the muscles up where they sewed them together... there is a spot where there is something pooching out under the skin. Hard to describe, it looks like they left a candy bar or something under the skin. :)
It has lessened as time has gone on but it's still visible. Just wondering if this is normal and will go away with time.
This is exactly where my guitar rests against my abdomen when I play and it's going to be a problem if it doesn't go away.
Thanks if you know anything. And yes, I asked the surgeon and doc about this when they took the staples out. One of them put a couple of pieces of tape over the apex of the point that pooches out the most. I have no idea what that was supposed to accomplish.
I figured this was normal but now, I'm not so sure. I mean, worst case scenario, it's a botched stitch up job but man, you'd think they could do better than that.
Overall, I'm doing much better than I or others expected. I'm getting up and down easily, it gets better each day. Walking almost normally. No pain pills needed as of yesterday.
Had gall bladder surgery 17 days ago. Tried to do laporoscopic but couldn't complete it that way and they had to do it the old way. An 8" incision through the belly muscles. I've never known anything like this, so, I thought I'd ask.
Staples were removed six days ago. The scar is doing very well, scabs almost totally healed over now. Barely perceptiple in a couple of spots. But at the lower end of the scar, just under my right rib cage, you can visibly see "something" under the skin. I asked them if there is anything inside me other than stiches and they said no, just stitches. I thought maybe there is a mesh or something; my brother said they put a mesh guide in his hernia repair operation.
It's like they didn't line the muscles up where they sewed them together... there is a spot where there is something pooching out under the skin. Hard to describe, it looks like they left a candy bar or something under the skin. :)
It has lessened as time has gone on but it's still visible. Just wondering if this is normal and will go away with time.
This is exactly where my guitar rests against my abdomen when I play and it's going to be a problem if it doesn't go away.
Thanks if you know anything. And yes, I asked the surgeon and doc about this when they took the staples out. One of them put a couple of pieces of tape over the apex of the point that pooches out the most. I have no idea what that was supposed to accomplish.
I figured this was normal but now, I'm not so sure. I mean, worst case scenario, it's a botched stitch up job but man, you'd think they could do better than that.
Overall, I'm doing much better than I or others expected. I'm getting up and down easily, it gets better each day. Walking almost normally. No pain pills needed as of yesterday.