6 weeks post nephrectomy

Hi Niks,

Have you had your 6-week first follow-up yet? Or, did you have one at 4 weeks?

Depending on the type of pain, it could be your nerves and muscles repairing themselves still - apparently this can take up to 12 weeks. I think it can take longer, in some people. The lump could be some underlying muscle tissue knitting itself together. There's an outside chance it could be a hernia, but I think this is less common from what I've read.

Best course is to flag this up at your follow-up. If you've already had your follow-up, flag it up anyway - I suspect it's one of the normal processes in healing (I am 5 weeks in, myself) but only your consultant can really explain if it is or not. Contact your medical team and ask them.