Re: Scar tissue?

[Guest guest]

Hi, Leigh - welcome!

your fill person is partially correct.

this is te very common lump developed quickly at the port incision. it

is a combination of inflammation, extra fluid, forming scar tissue, and

often a small hematoma (bruise).

It can even grow as large as an egg, and very hard.

This will re-absorb slowly over a few months, and eventually goes away

completely or almost completely.

If there is any leaking of pinkish/yellowish clear fluid, this is a

seroma, which is an accumulation of fluid that commonly happens at

incisions like the port site (with something in there). These need

treatment , so do contact your surgeon if this occurs. most of the

time, it simply involves pressing gently at home around the incision

edges to push out the dfluid several times a day, but very large ones

may require drainage with a tiny needle and antibiotics. The fluid can

sometimes get infected if not removed. It will usually stop leaking in

a week or so, if the fluid is consistently pressed out.

Welcome to bandland, and your much healthier life! there is lots to

learn, so i hope you'll stay active here, and take some time to go thru

the teaching materials in the files and links. Ask ANY question you

think of - lots of great people here to give you suggestions nd

explnations! We were all new once, with the same questions and are

happy to share.

Glad you're here!

Sandy r

band educator

at goal 4.8 yrs

>

> I was banded on 9/02/08. I seem to be doing quite well and really

have

> no complaints (other than I really want a diet pepsi!!).

> One thing I have noticed while I am standing up is this very hard

> portion of tissue just above the incision in the middle of my belly.

> When I asked my fill nurse about it this last week, she said it

sounded

> like scar tissue. It seems like such a short period of time after

> surgery to get such a mass of scar tissue. Has anyone else noticed

> anything like this at all?

> Thank you,

> Leigh

>

[Guest guest]

I have it under my port incision, so I know what you mean. I was banded in

August.

Sandy in FLorida

---- seattlegrrl36 <seattlegrrl36@...> wrote:

> One thing I have noticed while I am standing up is this very hard

> portion of tissue just above the incision in the middle of my belly.

> When I asked my fill nurse about it this last week, she said it sounded

> like scar tissue.

[Guest guest]

Hello Mick

scar tissue: A type of connective tissue that results from the normal healing

process. Scar tissue is not as elastic or as strong as normal, uninjured tissue.

I had a left THR on September 1, 2009 and a few months out my doctor gave me a

cortisone shot to help get rid of some of the scar tissue. This past Friday I

got another one because I am still having some pain issues when I sleep on my

left leg and it can be quite tender in certain areas. Maybe you can ask your

doctor for a shot and it might just help a bit.

Scar tissue?

> I had my surgery on October 2009. I am still fighting with scar tissue . . .

Hi all:

I notice a number of people on this group seem to talk knowledgeably about

'scar tissue', so for them I have a question. Here's my basic story. I had

bilateral THR in March 2009. In the first 5 weeks had no pain whatsoever.

At five weeks I began to develop pain in my left hip. Within a few weeks

this pain became quite intense and troublesome. My surgeon didn't seem at

all concerned stating, basically, that this sort of thing can happen and

may well disappear given time. The pain continued unabated for quite a few

months, but at about 9-10 months post-op it started to gradually diminish.

I felt relieved, and hoped that it would eventually disappear all together.

In the event it hasn't. Admittedly it is now not severe and quite

manageable - I can live with it. It feels like a pain travelling down my

femur usually only when I raise my left leg - such as when stepping into

the car, or raising my leg to put on shoes/socks. At my '1 year'

appointment with my OS, he agreed that the remaining pain was unlikely,

now, to ever disappear totally, and stated that it was probably 'the result

of some remaining scar tissue'. So here's my question - what IS 'scar tissue'?

Thanks in advance.

Mick.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Mike...........well I am not any expert, but I think that is what is causing

all my pain, and the inability for me to bend my leg without pain and the sudden

pains I feel..... I am back in therapy and my knee surgery was Oct 14 09 I am

just a working that knee, but it hurts and hurts and hurts. X-rays show all is

well, but it is not well with me.

Once I got severe sharp pain and could not walk. That was scar tissue catching

inside the joint. That subsided. I still have pain and troubles and it must be

scar tissue, as I keep working the knee and we keep bending it.... it continues

to hurt but is getting more flexible but sure is a slow job.

The doc explained that the tissue gets caught in the joint, then atrophies and

then is absorbed by the body.. So I guess the pain is it catching and I just

have to hope it dies fast and is absorbed.....and keep moving so it doesn't

seize up again. I am not very familiar with scar tissue, except that it is a

horrible thing to deal with .....almost a year out of surgery. Your pain

sounds somewhat like mine. I am also hoping it just goes away and everything

works like it is supposed to.

As to what this stuff is..... scars inside I guess.......someone else will have

to give us a better explanation. dash

Scar tissue?

> I had my surgery on October 2009. I am still fighting with scar tissue . . .

Hi all:

I notice a number of people on this group seem to talk knowledgeably about

'scar tissue', so for them I have a question. Here's my basic story. I had

bilateral THR in March 2009. In the first 5 weeks had no pain whatsoever.

At five weeks I began to develop pain in my left hip. Within a few weeks

this pain became quite intense and troublesome. My surgeon didn't seem at

all concerned stating, basically, that this sort of thing can happen and

may well disappear given time. The pain continued unabated for quite a few

months, but at about 9-10 months post-op it started to gradually diminish.

I felt relieved, and hoped that it would eventually disappear all together.

In the event it hasn't. Admittedly it is now not severe and quite

manageable - I can live with it. It feels like a pain travelling down my

femur usually only when I raise my left leg - such as when stepping into

the car, or raising my leg to put on shoes/socks. At my '1 year'

appointment with my OS, he agreed that the remaining pain was unlikely,

now, to ever disappear totally, and stated that it was probably 'the result

of some remaining scar tissue'. So here's my question - what IS 'scar tissue'?

Thanks in advance.

Mick.

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[Guest guest]

I wonder if scar tissue is causing my pain around the incision?  It is

very sensitive and if I happen to accidently bump into something on the scar,

it's still painfull after six years?

 

From: dash <dash4@...>

Subject: Re: Scar tissue?

Joint Replacement

Received: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 10:06 AM

Hi Mike...........well  I am not any expert, but I think that is what is causing

all my pain, and the inability for me to bend my leg without pain and the sudden

pains I feel..... I am back in therapy and my knee surgery was Oct 14 09  I am

just a working that knee, but it hurts and hurts and hurts.  X-rays show all is

well, but it is not well with me.   

Once I got severe sharp pain and could not walk.  That was scar tissue catching

inside the joint.  That subsided.  I still have pain and troubles and it must be

scar tissue, as I keep working the knee and we keep bending it.... it continues

to hurt but is getting more flexible but sure is a slow job.   

The doc explained that the tissue gets caught in the joint, then atrophies and

then is absorbed by the body..  So I guess the pain is it catching and I just

have to hope it dies fast and is absorbed.....and keep moving so it doesn't

seize up again.  I am not very familiar with scar tissue, except that it is a

horrible thing to deal with .....almost a year out of surgery.   Your pain

sounds somewhat like mine.  I am also hoping it just goes away and everything

works like it is supposed to.

As to what this stuff is..... scars inside I guess.......someone else will have

to give us a better explanation.   dash

Scar tissue?

> I had my surgery on October 2009.  I am still fighting with scar tissue . . .

Hi all:

I notice a number of people on this group seem to talk knowledgeably about

'scar tissue', so for them I have a question. Here's my basic story. I had

bilateral THR in March 2009. In the first 5 weeks had no pain whatsoever.

At five weeks I began to develop pain in my left hip. Within a few weeks

this pain became quite intense and troublesome. My surgeon didn't seem at

all concerned stating, basically, that this sort of thing can happen and

may well disappear given time. The pain continued unabated for quite a few

months, but at about 9-10  months post-op it started to gradually diminish.

I felt relieved, and hoped that it would eventually disappear all together.

In the event it hasn't. Admittedly it is now not severe and quite

manageable - I can live with it. It feels like a pain travelling down my

femur usually only when I raise my left leg - such as when stepping into

the car, or raising my leg to put on shoes/socks. At my '1 year'

appointment with my OS, he agreed that the remaining pain was unlikely,

now, to ever disappear totally, and stated that it was probably 'the result

of some remaining scar tissue'. So here's my question - what IS 'scar tissue'?

Thanks in advance.

Mick.

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[Guest guest]

I am not expert, but I bet so.... does it all move easily? I think massage is

what you can do.....constantly and get the blood flow there..... but maybe it is

really thin where the scar is too. My scar is a bit sensitive but not

terrible. MY pain is inside and under the back of my knee, seems to be hooked

and won't bend. dash

Re: Scar tissue?

I wonder if scar tissue is causing my pain around the incision? It is very

sensitive and if I happen to accidently bump into something on the scar, it's

still painfull after six years?

[Guest guest]

Yes that's what I'm thinking.  That it is scar tissue.  No one has ever gone

near my scar because I won't let them due to the pain but I have a prescrition

from my OS for massage therapy.  I haven't gone yet.  You are right though about

getting the blood flow back to that area because the side with the scar does not

look the same as my other hip.  It almost looks like the skin has collasped

inwards and cellulite has formed there.  But I have done lots of physio and

again joined the gym and using various equipment there.  The aquafit was not

enough, I need the bike, treadmill, eliptical and some weights for upper body to

rebuild strength.  I still have pain from my hip down the front of my thigh to

my knee.  I noticed when using the bike that my other hip was clicking every

time I turned the pedal.  Not a good sign because that's what happened to me the

last time I heard that click before I had my first hip replaced and my hip

buckled when I

left the gym.  So hopefully my other hip is not going.

From: dash <dash4@...>

Subject: Re: Scar tissue?

Joint Replacement

Received: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 12:05 PM

I am not expert, but I bet so.... does it all move easily?  I think massage is

what you can do.....constantly and get the blood flow there..... but maybe it is

really thin where the scar is too.   My scar is a bit sensitive but not

terrible.  MY pain is inside and under the back of my knee, seems to be hooked

and won't bend.  dash

Re: Scar tissue?

I wonder if scar tissue is causing my pain around the incision? It is very

sensitive and if I happen to accidently bump into something on the scar, it's

still painfull after six years?

[Guest guest]

Hi Mick,

do you walk properly without limping?it seems that your case is similar to

minemy operation was 5 months ago,lateral approach, left hip,metal to

polythelene, cemented, still paining  exactly the same as you described and

limping. my doctor says that it wont be as the original because of muscles cut

and stiching.frankly i dont know what scars tissue means,I too like to know.but

the doctor recommended to continue strengthening the outside muscle of the thigh

 

Mustafa

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From: Mick Armitage <m.armitage@...>

Joint Replacement

Sent: Tue, August 24, 2010 4:23:21 PM

Subject: Scar tissue?

 

> I had my surgery on October 2009. I am still fighting with scar tissue . . .

Hi all:

I notice a number of people on this group seem to talk knowledgeably about

'scar tissue', so for them I have a question. Here's my basic story. I had

bilateral THR in March 2009. In the first 5 weeks had no pain whatsoever.

At five weeks I began to develop pain in my left hip. Within a few weeks

this pain became quite intense and troublesome. My surgeon didn't seem at

all concerned stating, basically, that this sort of thing can happen and

may well disappear given time. The pain continued unabated for quite a few

months, but at about 9-10 months post-op it started to gradually diminish.

I felt relieved, and hoped that it would eventually disappear all together.

In the event it hasn't. Admittedly it is now not severe and quite

manageable - I can live with it. It feels like a pain travelling down my

femur usually only when I raise my left leg - such as when stepping into

the car, or raising my leg to put on shoes/socks. At my '1 year'

appointment with my OS, he agreed that the remaining pain was unlikely,

now, to ever disappear totally, and stated that it was probably 'the result

of some remaining scar tissue'. So here's my question - what IS 'scar tissue'?

Thanks in advance.

Mick.

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'Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby

some have entertained angels unawares!'

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