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Anyone experience sharp pain above belly button. The doctors office informed me that they put a stitch there to prevent hernia. But I still have pain...is this normal? I have eaten a few soft foods only because I was out of town where I could not get to a Protein shake...I'm scared I created a leak or something....please tell me pain is normal?!!! So worried....

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I am 7 days post op and have only had liquids everyday. The stitching above my belly button is Still the worst for pain. In fact it is the only one that hurts. I feel like it is also closest to where the tummy is inside so that whole area is sensitive.

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I'm 3 weeks out (today). Still a little sore in the area above the navel and between the bottom incision and where my drain was. Its better than it was, but still sore.

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I was very sore for 4 weeks. Incredibly sore, actually. It hurt to move, bend and even sit. My surgeon told me that he felt I had a pulled or "sprained" muscle. I'm 5 weeks out now, and the pain is gone...so I think he was right!

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Yea I was actually doing pretty good pain wise for a couple days but the last couple of days I have hurt alot. Yesterday it felt like a pulling pain which I spoke to the nurse and she said that was normal. And that I would probably have that pain for up to 6 month's. But now it's a sharp pain definitely above the naval

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Had severe pain in all those areas for about 3 weeks. For the past 2 days it's been slowly abating...I've heard that it's common to last 4 or sometimes even 6 weeks.

Re a leak, I'm pretty sure (and keep in mind I'm not a doc) that's not where you'd feel the pain. You should be conscious of pain on the left side of your chest, in the arm and under the breastbone - that's where your stomach is.

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