bulge

Max57
Max57 Member Posts: 177 Member
in Kidney Cancer #1

Its a year since  i had my surgery so far so good the only problem i had is the bulge i have its the size of football may be smaller we scand the area  six months ago no herein and the surgent said its the price you have to pay.... any had this problem please share your experience i still  have the feeling of tender and the hole aerea 

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  • APny
    APny Member Posts: 1,995 Member
    #2
    While I still have a small

    While I still have a small bulge (I call it a sausage) around the incision site it is nowhere near as large as a football. Mine did start out larger and over the past two years since surgery decreased quite a bit. So it's possible that in another year yours will reduce a lot more. But for peace of mind I would have someone else look at it. Especially since you still feel tenderness in that area.

  • Max57
    Max57 Member Posts: 177 Member
    #3
    APny said:

    While I still have a small

    While I still have a small bulge (I call it a sausage) around the incision site it is nowhere near as large as a football. Mine did start out larger and over the past two years since surgery decreased quite a bit. So it's possible that in another year yours will reduce a lot more. But for peace of mind I would have someone else look at it. Especially since you still feel tenderness in that area.

    bulge

    APny thanks for your response well six months after the surgery i had my  first scanning that was last November the surgent says she cut through a lot of muscle and she could cut through a nerve next month i will have  another scan and another appointment with surgent thanks again for sharing 

  • hardo718
    hardo718 Member Posts: 853 Member
    #4
    Max57 said:

    bulge

    APny thanks for your response well six months after the surgery i had my  first scanning that was last November the surgent says she cut through a lot of muscle and she could cut through a nerve next month i will have  another scan and another appointment with surgent thanks again for sharing 

    Battle of the Bulge

    Good Morning Max,

    Altho I cannot relate, I can tell you my doctor was concerned post-op of any bulges and mentioned something about the possibility of hernias.  If it is a hernia, that's nothing you want to mess around with, could cause blockages in the bowel, etc.

    Definitely get it looked at again, that's quite sizeable.

    Best wishes,

    Donna~

  • Eliezer2
    Eliezer2 Member Posts: 85
    #5
    bulger

    i have same - it is from herniation in abdomen muscle after surgery

    can be fixed surgically but mds seem to prefer NOT doing that.  can buy elastic surgical belt to hold it in, or just make jokes about having a beer belly

  • Eliezer2
    Eliezer2 Member Posts: 85
    #6
    hardo718 said:

    Battle of the Bulge

    Good Morning Max,

    Altho I cannot relate, I can tell you my doctor was concerned post-op of any bulges and mentioned something about the possibility of hernias.  If it is a hernia, that's nothing you want to mess around with, could cause blockages in the bowel, etc.

    Definitely get it looked at again, that's quite sizeable.

    Best wishes,

    Donna~

    in most cases no danger of

    bowel strangulation

    just a bit unsightly

  • Ree_Maryland
    Ree_Maryland Member Posts: 161 Member
    #7
    My stomach grew bigger after

    My stomach grew bigger after surgery. 

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