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What Causes Sharp Pain In Belly Button After Hernia Surgery?

I had my gallbladder removed in 2012 at the time of my surgery they found 2 hernias and removed them and now im feeling the same pain in my belly button only when im standing or sitting up not laying down and i also missed my period but i am not pregnant
Fri, 17 Apr 2015
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It may be an umbilical hernia or a para-umbilical hernia. You need to see a surgeon for the evaluation and may require a surgery. Usually, it is the manifestation of the laparoscopic surgery which creates weakness at the umbilicus leading to hernia.
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What Causes Sharp Pain In Belly Button After Hernia Surgery?

It may be an umbilical hernia or a para-umbilical hernia. You need to see a surgeon for the evaluation and may require a surgery. Usually, it is the manifestation of the laparoscopic surgery which creates weakness at the umbilicus leading to hernia.