Normal pain post-op??

[pmommy 0]

I had surgery Friday and have felt pretty good. In the evening I was starting to get some pain on the insides, in all the places I would expect with the exception of this pain i have on the lower left side of my abdomen, right inside from my hip bone is. I feel asleep for a few hours and work up and the pain in that area has increased. It feels sore and very tender, its like a dull ache which increases at times when I am walking around, or if I sit up.

I just cant imagine why the pain here is prominent when it's about 6 inches over and 3 inches down from my belly button incision. It's on the opposite side of where my port is as well - at least from what the doc told me at my consult.

Just wondering if this is normal or should concern me at all?

I don't have any gas. I do have the left shoulder pain and have burped a few times but haven't felt any bloating or gas "below" sorry for the tmi!

[btrieger 21]

Congrats on your surgery!

I wouldn't worry about any pains as long as the they are tolerable. Just keep walking and drinking Water and everything will get back to normal soon.

I had a huge bruise and a little aching near the site where they injected me with the blood thinner. Could that be causing it?

Good luck and welcome to Bandland!

[jensmallwood 0]

I also had that blood thinner injection pain, which was MUCH lower than my incisions. It was a small spot, though. But it was sore (more sore than I expected).

It also COULD be gas-- remember, the gas isn't in your stomach/bowels-- it's in your abdominal cavity. Mine moved around quite a bit in different areas of my abdomen, and felt like pressure.

If you're really concerned... definitely call your doctor's office- they probably have an answering service that will connect you to the doctor or to a nurse-- whoever is on call-- and you shouldn't feel like you're bothering them- they expect it when they are on call.

[pmommy 0]

It is actually NEAR where the blood thinner shot was given...it's about two inches below the injection site. I considered that but it still just didn't seem right that's where the most prominent pain I have is coming from. I'm not overly worried (yet), I will give it some time but wanted to see if anyone else had a similar issue.

I think i am just super paranoid after I stumbled across that one thread someone posted about a recent death, the night before surgery!...it majority freaked me out and had me reading up on complications. I am freaked about blood clots! So abnormal pain is causing me a little paranoia.

Thanks for the answers!!! I really appreciate it.

[pmommy 0]

OK, I have another pain question. I am now 48 hours post op. Sometimes, even before I eat or drink or after, I get this tight feeling in my THROAT. It lasts only a second and it's a tightness/shortness of breath feeling at the same time. Has anyone experienced this? I am really working on eating (liquids of course) and drinking Water slow but it's harder than I thought. Today I actually think I have hunger for the first time since coming out of surgery.