Ouch! Stinging Pain!

[JoJo1026 1]

I'm 5 weeks out and a couple of days ago I started having this stinging pain on my left side that starts at the top of my rib cage and goes down to one of my incisions. It's worse when I bend or sit. The pain is not on top of my skin but beneath. Has anyone had similar pain?

[Tiffany Talbert Corbet 46]

Are you still having the pain? If it's constant, call your doctor and/or nurse to get some guidance.

I had something similar a couple days post-op after having a coughing fit. It was 12:30 a.m. and scared the living crap out of me! I called my nurse practitioner and she asked if I had tried to drink anything. I told her no that I was afraid to. She said to try and drink something and if it happened again to call her back, but I had most likely just strained something. It didn't come back after staying up for a couple hours sipping Water...and it never did re-occur.

A few days later when I was at my initial follow-up with my surgeon I recapped it for him, and he said it was a spasm, and not to worry about it. I haven't had that pain again, but I know I will NEVER forget it. It felt like someone was stabbing an ice cold icepick into my abdomen. I was scared I had pulled a staple....but I'm fine now.

[JoJo1026 1]

I am still hurting but it does seem better today. I guess maybe I did strain something. Hopefully it will continue to get better. Thanks!

[daniele160 20]

I'm 4 weeks out today and have been feeling the exact same thing for 2 days now. I'll feel it a few times a day. It's such an odd feeling.

[Mendif 21]

I am having the same pain im 3 weeks And 3 days post op. Have a stabbing pain under my left rib cage. Started back to work three days ago pain started 2 days ago.

[JennyBeth 127]

At 2 weeks post-op I started getting a burning pain at my largest incision and nurse said it was nerve pain. I started on Gabapentin and it went away. The Gabapentin causes blurred vision so I can't take it during the day because I'm back to work. I take it every night and on weekends. During the day the pain comes back.