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While getting dressed a couple of weeks ago, I noticed a hard lump in the sternum area between my breasts. I had my 3 month post op visit coming up, so I figured maybe it was from my hiatal hernia repair and I'd ask about it at my post op visit. I went yesterday and told her about the bump. She said that wouldn't be from my hernia, so she'd better take a look at it. The hard bump is my sternum, I just had so much fat tissue there for so long that I had forgotten what it felt like. I practically had myself signed up for chemo after reading WebMD! The internet can be the devil lol

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@@losergrl75 That's so funny and awesome!

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Too funny! I did the exact same thing when mine started showing, I was shocked at how big that bump actually is.

Are your hip bones or tail bone sticking out yet? That's next!

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I kinda freaked out till I realized what that was on me. I love being able to see me come out from all the fat now. Having hip bones is a foreign concept to me and now they are there too. The only part I am not likeing is the tailbone pain.

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Amen to all of these. Just yesterday, was feeling my sternum carefully to make sure it was not something other than bone. Last week, had to sit in a metal folding chair and my rear end got sore from the bones hitting metal... and hips, actually have hips! The other thing, as a 65 year old, pre-WLS I looked alot younger because, like a baby, my face was round and the skin tight. Now, not so young looking, but much better shape which compensates.

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Too funny! I did the exact same thing when mine started showing, I was shocked at how big that bump actually is.

Are your hip bones or tail bone sticking out yet? That's next!

Not yet, I'll be sure not to freak out when they do lol

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The sternum thing sorta freaked me out when it began showing up, too.

Dang thing is pronounced.......but it's just bone/cartilage that was always there....just now not as padded with fat.

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