I had a giant lipoma (the size of a softball cut in half) next to my left shoulder blade removed in Nov. 2016. Since then, I experience sharp stabbing pain starting at the incision site that triggers my entire mid-thoracic area, chest and abdomen to lock up, become tight and cause nausea. It feels like I am being compressed. The only relief I find is applying extreme pressure to my scar. Surgeon said there is no scar tissue or regeneration. It happens almost daily, multiple times a day.
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May 7, 2019
Answer: What is causing the immense pain in my surgery site 2.5 years after giant lipoma removal?
Thank you for your question and post. There are several reasons why this may have happened. Aspirin and many other medications can cause prolonged coagulation. Even minor surgery can cause bleeding. Alternatively, you may have some genetic or functional platelet or coagulopathy that has not been...
Thank you for sharing your question. Unfortunately the photographs supplied offer limited views of your tissues and I would address your bleeding concerns with your surgeon so as to get the best advice.
There are some people that are prone to growing multiple lipomas. It seems when you remove some other pop up elsewhere. We have no idea why but the only approach is to remove the ones that bother you while they are still small.
