Feeling the staples

[asmallerme2016 33]

Hi all, I am 11 days post op and feel a pinching, slight stinging feeling when I touch my stomach. I thought for a couple days it was my stitches but today I looked at my stitch near it and it's completely healed. So I started touching and I think it's the staples I'm feeling. Waiting on Doctor/assistant to call back but wanted to know if anyone else felt the same???

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[con con 142]

I had a raised area near my belly button for weeks finally a stitch was visible. Took awhile to fully heal

[asmallerme2016 33]

@@con con yes that's where mine is too right near the belly button and I can feel in during certain movements and def when I touch it. Did you ever ask the doctor about it? They haven't called yet and now r closed so my mind shall wander till tomorrow .

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[con con 142]

It's the exit wound and will be pushed out when expelled. Everything will be ok. It just took a little longer to heal than the rest

[asmallerme2016 33]

Thanks for the reply. Nurse called and did say it was probably the stitches under the skin I was feeling but definitely not the stomach stapled part. Thank goodness.

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[SilentBotts 138]

I had a bump under my big incision for the first few weeks. My APRN said that the doctor sutures the muscle and skin together at the big incision to help prevent a hernia.

[asmallerme2016 33]

Oh ok I see. Yeah it's hasn't hurt the last 2 days so hopefully it's healed.

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