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I need help sisters. I am 4 1/2 weeks post op laprascopic hyster. I have a hard lump just below my belly button and it is sore around it, not red or anything
it just started yesterday. could it be a hematoma this far out? or what else could it be. I thought i was finally back to normal

Call your Doc. I had the tah so I'm not much help with what it could be.... The nurse that answers the phone should be able to help you out. Anything hard under your skin would scare me; you'll feel better knowing for sure what it is.
I do have a big fat hematoma. It is not hard, but it hurts. I also did not have a fever at anytime before diagnosis. My blood counts were just fine. I was bleeding so he did a ct scan and found mine.
I really hope this is not what it is and that it gets taken care of asap for you!

Amy lou

I have heard of hemotomas that far out and even further. But that does not mean that is what it is.
Call your doctor and have them take a look at it so you know what you are dealing with.
Let us know how things work out.
Wishing you well.

could it be scar tissue forming?

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Originally Posted by adogert could it be scar tissue forming?

Well I am not too sure.
I know for me, I have several scars there.
One larger one for a hernia. One from when they did my tubes. Two from laparoscopic procedures to deal with endo. The first was the hernia scar. About three inches long and horizontal. Then the three following were right on top of the original one, all horizontal.
This time, because of all the previous scar tissue, instead of going horizontal and right on top of the other ones, they went verticle and crossed over them.
Even so, I still do not have a raised hard lump. I have incision markes and the incision itself is tougher skin, red and raised a wee bit, but there is no lump.
I would call your doctor. They could ease your mind. Let us know what you do find out.
Take care.