esskay77 785 Posted June 27, 2014 OK, I will be calling my doctor about this but was wondering what this pain/pinching feeling is. As I go through my day, I feel perfectly fine. But if I press on my stomach near the top right scar, I feel tremendous pain/pinching feeling. It feels like there is a piece of glass that I am pressing on if that makes sense. I also feel it if I am sitting but have to bend over to the side to pick something up (because I swear I'm constantly dropping things!). What could this possibly be? Is it just a normal thing I"m going through? A hernia? To be clear, I had my gastric bypass in January of this year and have been on regular food for quite a while so this is not fresh scars still healing. Did I pull something apart? Also, I started Zumba last week but this doesn't feel like sore muscle kind of issue. Other than that, I feel great. Thanks, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oweemytoe 43 Posted June 27, 2014 What did your doctor say?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
latido 178 Posted July 17, 2014 I'm dealing with this for ten days and the doctor's staff is ignoring me. I'm in agony. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winning_by_losing 107 Posted July 17, 2014 OK, I will be calling my doctor about this but was wondering what this pain/pinching feeling is. As I go through my day, I feel perfectly fine. But if I press on my stomach near the top right scar, I feel tremendous pain/pinching feeling. It feels like there is a piece of glass that I am pressing on if that makes sense. I also feel it if I am sitting but have to bend over to the side to pick something up (because I swear I'm constantly dropping things!). What could this possibly be? Is it just a normal thing I"m going through? A hernia? To be clear, I had my gastric bypass in January of this year and have been on regular food for quite a while so this is not fresh scars still healing. Did I pull something apart? Also, I started Zumba last week but this doesn't feel like sore muscle kind of issue. Other than that, I feel great. Thanks, I have the same pain in the same place. It isn't constant and seems to be caused by different activities (though not consistently) and doesn't seem to be helped by ice/heat/massage. When I asked my nurse, I was told that it was essentially a combination of the scar tissue and abdominal muscles not playing nicely. She said it should subside at around 6 months but if it didn't that I should set up an appointment to let them check things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esskay77 785 Posted July 17, 2014 Are you about 6 months out? I felt this in the same spot and am 6 months out. I finally saw my doctor and she said that it is the stitches dissolving. It felt like there was broken glass inside. And it was worse when I touched that spot--REALLY painful! But then it corrected itself, which now I know means the stitch dissolved. They are meant to dissolve at 6 months. However, it is still best to find out for sure, especially if you are not at that 6 month mark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esskay77 785 Posted July 18, 2014 I should have started at the top since I now see you were responding to my message which I never closed the loop on. I didn't see the doctor right away because I was going on vacation (I know, not smart). The pain finally did subside but I still brought it up when I went in for my 6 month visit just the other day and that is when the doctor told me it was the stitch dissolving and it can be quite painful. It was an inch or 2 away from the top right scar. She said that is the typical one that hurts. She said that some people feel the same pain around the navel, too, though I didn't feel that one as much. She said the stitches are meant to last 6 months and then they dissolve which is what this was. but it was scary!! And painful! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HEARTonmySLEEVE2014 24 Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) Im experiencing the same problem, but Im only a week out . It started a couple of days ago, but I thought I may have poked myself with something and didnt realize it, or it was from my bra. I will be calling my surgeon's office this morning. Crossing my fingers its nothing serious. I feel a little pain (almost like a ball going down) when I sip liquids (and I thought I was taking very small sips), and Im also more drained today than I previously have been. I hope all this is not connected, and means something is wrong. Edited August 6, 2014 by HEARTonmySLEEVE2014 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
