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I am 9 days out and having shooting pains in this incision. Its where my drain was. There is a little bump that I'm trying to point to, and it HURTS! I don't want to freak out and wondering if anyone else had this. I honestly think all my incisions have been doing pretty well, then today this little guys been bugging me.

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2 hours ago, Kristen117 said:

I am 9 days out and having shooting pains in this incision. Its where my drain was. There is a little bump that I'm trying to point to, and it HURTS! I don't want to freak out and wondering if anyone else had this. I honestly think all my incisions have been doing pretty well, then today this little guys been bugging me. emoji20.pngemoji31.png

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Hi :) I had no drain and no staples, were yours are just surgical glue, so I do not know how its supposed to look, but maybe you could get an appointment at your regular doctors office to see if they can take a look? I know that would put my mind at ease if it were me. Hope you feel better soon.

Edited because I said I had no staples but i have no idea about the inside haha just the outside :P

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So far it looks ok. But having a bump that hurts, I imagine it feels like a little pimple? You may have a tiny little infection within the skin.. possibly. Just keep it clean as per your doc's directions, and of course, feel free to contact your doc now or later with concerns. A little infection that's localized in the skin isn't usually a big deal (much like a pimple). It's when the infection is deep that it gets scary.

@dreamingsmall docs don't put metal staples inside (except onto the actual stomach).. they'll have used absorbable stitches.

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Sorry about your pain. Why the hell a surgeon would use skin staples on a laparscopic patient is beyond me.

Also doctors frequently use a clip applier inside, which are relatively similarish to staples.

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I am 9 days out and having shooting pains in this incision. Its where my drain was. There is a little bump that I'm trying to point to, and it HURTS! I don't want to freak out and wondering if anyone else had this. I honestly think all my incisions have been doing pretty well, then today this little guys been bugging me. [emoji20] [emoji31]
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Does it feel like you're being stabbed from the inside if you push on the little bump?? If so, I've got two of those demons and they're just the end of the knot on your internal stitches. I'm a nurse and just had one of our pediatricians look at mine the other day and she said they will dissolve over time and once they do the pokey sensation will go away.


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Oh man! Laurna is so right! I totally forgot about those knots.. they were still there after a month, so I dug those suckers out of there. Blessed relief! Of course I can't recommend you do that (and you'd split yourself open if you did it soon... I'll reiterate.. I did it after a MONTH).

But at least it should make you feel better about what you are experiencing.

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Oh man! Laurna is so right! I totally forgot about those knots.. they were still there after a month, so I dug those suckers out of there. Blessed relief! Of course I can't recommend you do that (and you'd split yourself open if you did it soon... I'll reiterate.. I did it after a MONTH).
But at least it should make you feel better about what you are experiencing.


Lol berry mine on my big incision is bugging me so bad that I dreamt the night before last that I dug it out and it pulled the whole (dramatically long and stick straight lol) stitch line out and I bled EVERYWHERE and was running around the dream trying to hold myself shut. [emoji23][emoji23]


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