Lump at the bottom of the sternum
Tawnykakers1
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Has anyone else felt a lump at the bottom of your sternum? It feel so odd and feels larger than I think it should. I also had a hernia repair and wonder if thats what it is. Sometimes it feel a little painful especially after I have had a bra on all day. I don't see my surgeon until April and I don't want to make an appointment for this if it is normal.
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Not sure how far post-surgery you are or how much you have lost, but as I started losing more weight, I found parts of my body that I had never felt before. Collarbone definition was the biggest reveal! Laying flat on my back and being able to feel my pulse in my stomach (I assume it is the Aorta!). Get it checked out, but my sternum ends in what I might call a lump.
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What kind of a lump? If it feels bony, that's called the xiphoid process. It's supposed to be there. It's a very odd little bone that was buried under a mound of fat while we were morbidly obese.1
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Rpyle111- I am almost 3 months out from my sleeve and since I started the process I have lost 70lbs. You are so right I am feeling things that I didn't know existed. Grim_traveller you go it. I talked to my family doc. today. She told me it is the xiphoid process and sometimes we not only feel it after weight loss but excess weight over years may push it out more. I go into see her in a few weeks she will double check it then but said I shouldn't worry about it.0
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Tawnykakers1 wrote: »Rpyle111- I am almost 3 months out from my sleeve and since I started the process I have lost 70lbs. You are so right I am feeling things that I didn't know existed. Grim_traveller you go it. I talked to my family doc. today. She told me it is the xiphoid process and sometimes we not only feel it after weight loss but excess weight over years may push it out more. I go into see her in a few weeks she will double check it then but said I shouldn't worry about it.
You'll end up with bones sticking out all over. My butt hurt for months. I still can't sleep without a pillow between my knees.
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Tawnykakers1 wrote: »Has anyone else felt a lump at the bottom of your sternum? It feel so odd and feels larger than I think it should. I also had a hernia repair and wonder if thats what it is. Sometimes it feel a little painful especially after I have had a bra on all day. I don't see my surgeon until April and I don't want to make an appointment for this if it is normal.
Yes! It kind of freaked me out at first, until I realized it was supposed to be there, and like Grim said, I definitely discovered bones I didn't even realize I had!0 -
You are all so right. I have really noticed my ribs and the tailbone lately. Sometimes I feel the same spot on my husband to see if its normal. He's such a good sport. When I went for a hike the other day I actually thought if I fall I wont have all the cushion to break my fall. What weird thoughts that go through my mind.0
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Yes! I have exactly what you describe - a bony protrusion at the base of my sternum...kind of freaked me out at first. I expected the collar bone, tail bone, etc. But this caught me by surprise. I'm pretty sure for me it's structural from when I weighed 350 lbs. and my barrel chest and pot belly pushed out on my skeletal frame for so long. Mine never hurt, my surgeon and his staff weren't too concerned (they chalked it up to the "you'll feel more bones..." school of thought. My primary care doc shrugged it off. I've gotten used to it. At 16 months post op, down 150 lbs, I'm fine with it, whatever it is.0
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Thanks for posting, everyone, because I was just starting to wonder/worry about the same things!0
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My bed has become much more uncomfortable, now that I am missing my insulation. I can feel the springs pressing on the bony spots. Time for a new matress.0
