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Re: 4-week post op hysterectomy question
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Fri, 7 Mar 2003 18:02:09 -0600 (CST)
Had same thing 6 yrs ago, bump still there. Mine turned into a
lipoma(basically a glob of fat under the skin, your body makes it to pad
the area). I had it removed once, but it came back. Not sure bout
yours but if I hit it by accident it hurts, and sometimes swells like
goose-egg.
At Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Cathy wrote:
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>I am at the 4-week post op from a TAH. I've had no problems thus
>far.....except for a bump on my arm that seems to be underneath the
>skin. It's not raised and I can't see it. I can only feel it when I
>rub that area with my finger. The bump is at the site where the IV was
>in my arm in the hospital. The nurse told me that the site had became
>infiltrated and then she removed the IV. It didn't hurt at the time and
>I forgot about it. Now I've notice that the area has a small bump
>underneath the skin that's not raised and it doesn't hurt unles I push
>on it very hard. Is this anything that I should bring to a dr's
>attention? Will this little bump go away or does it need treatment of
>some sort? Just don't want to ignore something that could turn into a
>major issue.
>
>I looked up info on infiltrated IV's and it sounds rather scarey.
>
>Thanks,
>Cathy
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