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ok for the past two days i have been having a stabbing pain by my port incision it is progressively getting worse - not to the point of calling the surgeon - because there is nothing they can do now - i will call tomorrow - but it feels like a sharp shooting pain every time i bend or twist or sit ---- i was wondering if this happens to any one else ? it feel like i have a hernia -- if i hold the area it feels better -- any suggestions ? i am 4 weeks post op

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ok for the past two days i have been having a stabbing pain by my port incision it is progressively getting worse - not to the point of calling the surgeon - because there is nothing they can do now - i will call tomorrow - but it feels like a sharp shooting pain every time i bend or twist or sit ---- i was wondering if this happens to any one else ? it feel like i have a hernia -- if i hold the area it feels better -- any suggestions ? i am 4 weeks post op

Since the port was sewn into the actual muscle, it is possible that you overextended yourself when you turned, bent, got out of bed, etc. and made a micro-tear in the muscle surrounding the port.

Even though you are 4 weeks post op, the rate at which we recover is different for everyone. And even though it was laparoscopic, this was still a surgery- so healing on the inside is hard to track, since we can't see it. :willy_nilly:

I made a slight tear in the muscle surrounding my port site by overextending myself and riding my bike. Such a thing usually takes between 3 days to a week to heal, but the pain is pretty intense and stabby.

Every once in a while I'll twist the wrong way or something, and my port site will hurt again for a few days.

It's just a foreign object in our body that we aren't used to yet. Once you've had more time to heal, it will get much easier to become "mobile" again- depending upon your definition of mobile, of course. I mean walking up stairs, riding a bike, etc.

I've found that alternating heat and ice works- you can almost immediately tell which one is better by trying both. And ibuprofen is best for muscle pain- it is an antiinflammatory, which aspirin and tylenol are not.

Good luck to you!

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Kristen

thank you for the info. it makes complete sense :willy_nilly: Yesterday am i had a fit point evaluation at the health club i joined and had to do a stretch test for flex-ability - come to think about it started hurting after that . the sad thing is i don't pay attention to my port or incisions because it has been a great recovery until yesterday . so i will ibuprofen it up and take it easy for a couple days !

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