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Has this happen to anyone? I feel a lump in "bigger" incision spot. Actually hurts when I bend. I will call doc office tomorrow, but I am in NJ and its horrible here!

sleeved 10/15/2012

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Does it push out or move more when you cough/flex abs, etc? If so, could be a hernia. Definitely call the doc when possible. Idk if it will help but you could always assume it's a beginning hernia & tape a silver dollar over it to sort of splint it. It wont do any more harm, & the even pressure may help a little.

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Has this happen to anyone? I feel a lump in "bigger" incision spot. Actually hurts when I bend. I will call doc office tomorrow' date=' but I am in NJ and its horrible here!

sleeved 10/15/2012[/quote']

Is it like a knot just below the skin surface? They have stitches below the skin, where they sutured the muscle back together.

I had a knot there for a few weeks. It smoothed out slowly.

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You mention that it hurts when you bend. Please DO NOT BEND. I am a stay at home mom with young kids... and its second nature to me to just be picking up toys throughout the day, or dropped things etc. If the pain is burning, pulling, aching, tearing etc. You could have what happened to me. Please see my 'story' post. There are stitches in your muscle after surgery and you can 'pull' a stitch. If you are not careful you can 'tear' your muscle! (That's what happened to me. I've been recovering in bed for the last 14 days. Not fun. Weight loss low. Hard to drink Water on top of all the PAIN. So please be careful, contact your Dr as soon as you can. But in the meantime, no bending, twisting or stooping. Be careful getting in and out of bed. Good luck! Please keep us posted!

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Oh, and my muscle area is slightly like a big 'bump' because of all the swelling and inflammation. (You mentioned a bump.)

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WOW thank u all for the thoughts. I will defiantly be calling the doctor office tomorrow! Thank u all again!!

sleeved 10/15/2012

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