Pain in belly button scar from surgery.

[Sky342]

I have a pain around my belly button scar from surgery. It feels like pinching or like a pin being put in and out. Anyone else experienced this and know what it is?

I had my surgery 7 months ago so not sure why it is happening still.

[Ecclesiastical]

I get this from time to time, I had my surgery last November and then had to have back to back antibiotics due to an infection. Was told it was scar tissue, I can feel a little lump just above my bellybutton now but I know so many of us get so many odd and uncomfortable pains that I just put it down to the daily life of living with this awful condition. Sorry you have it though it’s not nice at all.

[Shorty9]

Hi SkyI had this pain about 10 months after my op and appeared fully healed, then it started to hurt go red and the scar started to swell and re open. I saw the nurse after a week of this ( I had been drinking plenty of fluids and smothering in sudocream) she said it wasn't infected-i had probably gotten through that part-but she found a rogue stitch which hadn't dissolved! My body was trying to expell it! Worth getting it looked at! Xx

[Sky342 in reply to Shorty9]

Yes i will say at my follow up appointment!! Thank you for your reply xx

[Hidden]

I still get this randomly 10 years on! It’s the scar tissue - it feels like a pin prick. Doesn’t happen often and only lasts about a minute.

[Sky342 in reply to Hidden]

Yes that is what it feels like!! Thank you!!

[Emmeline14]

I get this too and had surgery 1.5 years ago now!

[Gardenist]

You could try sports massage to loosen up the scar tissue. Some practitioners specialise in it and I swear by it. My first op 2 ops gave me trouble for years. On the 3rd one I saw someone after I was healed on the outside and I've never had any problems plus it fixed the older scars too.

[Sky342 in reply to Gardenist]

I will look into it!! Thank you