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Anyone have a buldge at resevoir site in abdomen. I'm a little over 2 weeks after surgery. When I stand up, there's a buldge at resevoir site. When I sit and lie down, it's flat. Anyone else experiencing this?

I can’t even find where mine is!

Right after my surgery, while I was in the recovery room, the doctor came in to talk to me. He said I would have a slight bulge from the reservoir. I never did though, and still can’t see it after 6 weeks.

Dr Taj had me place a heavy weight on my abdomen right after surgery to help drain. Not sue if it helped with bulge or not. I felt the reservoir early on, not any longer.

A heavy weight to drain what? Dr. felt the buldge and said he didn't feel the resevoir and he didn't think it was a hernia. He said it was still healing and probably showing cause I'm so skinny. He said to just keep an eye on it.

I can feel mine sometimes if I bend forward. Right after my surgery I could see a slight bulge but that went away after healing. Remember the reservoir was placed by cutting tissue, and much like a cut on your hand it will swell up as the body tries to heal it.

Yup. I have a slight bulge.

My doctor told me to expect it. It's barely noticeable to look at, and I only feel it when I touch it with my hand.

Time2Change wrote:Yup. I have a slight bulge.

My doctor told me to expect it. It's barely noticeable to look at, and I only feel it when I touch it with my hand.

Are you skinny too?

I was also warned by the Dr that because I am slim there would be a bulge on one side of my abdomen. I only notice it sometimes when I bend down or particularly the gym.

nuance wrote:

Time2Change wrote:Yup. I have a slight bulge.

My doctor told me to expect it. It's barely noticeable to look at, and I only feel it when I touch it with my hand.

Are you skinny too?

Yes. I'm 6'1" and weigh 175 pounds.