Lumpy tummy!

Hi Rosiexsam- my op was lateroscopic and I was at a different stage to you however I do remember my tummy was tender for quite a while. The injections and the bruising from them made my tummy really tender. I had to do the injections for a month and for the last week to 10 days my tummy really hurt from them. I still had bad bruising at 5 weeks when I saw my consultant to arrange chemo. As you say- it is early days and it was a big operation by the sounds of it. Maybe speak to your cancer nurse for extra reassurence

Hi Rosiexsam, it’s good to hear from you and glad that your recovery is going well. I had laparoscopic surgery not lateral, so my healing was different - but I did have a C section with the delivery of my first child, and both times there was swelling that went down eventually. Re your injections, I opted not to do them (as I was confident of being able to get sufficiently active) but from reading on here I’m pretty sure that you have the option of doing the injections in your thigh instead of your tummy, if that will help - i’d recommend having a chat with your CNS about this (and also the lumpiness if you’re concerned). 

Hi Roxiexsam, I used to alternate positions for injections on tummy  and sometimes injected the top of thigh, I was advised by the nurse. Hope this helps x

Hi - It could possibly be the injections that is making it feel a bit lumpy.  I tried an injection in the top of my thigh the one night and then had a hard lump there for a few weeks so persevered with giving them in my tummy, even though there was more more bruising from the jabs than the op caused.   Not sure what caused the lump maybe I hit a muscle or something but it did eventually go down, so maybe you have had a similar thing but on your tummy?  I had robotic surgery but was still swollen for a few weeks.