Concerns About Hard Lumps Near Stoma After Surgery

Hi I had  a stoma put in on 24/06/2010 was in hospital fr six weeks.  A few weeks after being home I felt a hard sort of swelling nere stoma our loacal Dr does not know much so was going to tell the surgen when I saw him  but he moved  my apointment till nxt month.

Now I have a hard lump above stoma I can only feel  the lumps when I am standing they fit into my cupped palm

Has anyone any iders.

Thanks  Faith

Hi faith

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  hmmm....hernias maybe??  If that be the case, it's quite common I hear.  Hard to say, I'm glad you will be seeing your surgeon, that is a very good idea....but if you get too uncomfortable before that appointment, try to see another one, don't wait.....let us know how you're doing

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Hi Faith - sounds like hernias to me too .....



Not a great deal they can do about them until they cause you a lot trouble ... suggest in the meantime you wear some sort of support to prevent them growing any larger.



Sorry to be the bearer of probable bad news....

Rach xxx

Good idea Rachey...supporting that area, just in case  

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Thanks for the replys every one the hospital never told me about

hernias  I hope it is not that.



I only found out on this site that you could get them   and I thought that you would have to lift things to one   my familey  will not let me lift anything as my main wound still has not closed up yet

I think I will try a diferant loacl Dr this week and see if he knows more them the last one

Thanks again  

Faith

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Sorry Faith - I think you will find just a sneeze or a cough can set them off - especially if your wound isn't yet healed, just cutting into the abdominal wall has created a weakness ....... That is what initially set mine off I think, then horse riding did the rest (however I was 2 years post - op by then) Maybe google some incisional and parastomal hernia images and see if they relate at all - there are some huge ones pictured on one of my earlier blogs which are very similar to mine.



However - to some people they can cause no problems at all, it is generally when they get to a ridiculous size like mine (football!) that they need sorting - but even after repair there is a 50% chance of them returning.



Don't want to frighten you, just inform ... if you can get some light support on there it may help...

Take care

Rach xxx

Yes!!  Reminds me.....Faith also watch your lifting, be careful!  So much time passed by, I had forgotten I once had a hernia from lifting something too heavy ....I was hoisting an injured deer into the back of my Rescue jeep....that did it ....threw out a few more things in the process lol ....had surgery to have it fixed, it was small luckilly but happened nonetheless......but I have heard that apparently those of us with an ostomy are especially prone to hernia's and like Rachel said, they can happen quite easilly .....you will be ok dear....but good luck with this

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  just be extra careful until you know what's going on

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i would guess it's a hernia of some sorts. usually hernias will protrude standing or sitting and will retreat back in the body when laying down, most docs won't mess with until they cause a problem(pain, appliance not sticking propely, etc). as already mentioned, the operation it 50-50 at best, mine came back in 4 months. and above all, remember that the stoma in itself is a small man made hernia

Thanks again  hope to get tp DR this week

Bye  Faith

Unfortunately, I'll have to agree with the other posts. It sounds like you might be forming a peristomal hernia. The good news is that there are fixes for this, but the bad news is that if it isn't extreme or impeding your life and comfort in any way, you might not want to bother.



Best of luck though, hernias are very common with stoma surgery. Hang in there and keep us posted!

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