Sharp pains in incisions

[kristyh 8]

Does anybody or did anybody have or experience sharp shooting pains in any of your incisions? Mine is healing nicely not infected just have shooting pains in one of my incisions feels like a knife stabbing me. Is this normal? Thanks for the help

[maquinn20 13]

I am seven days post-op and have a shooting pain and constant pain, really, in two incisions. I have 6 total and the two that hurt are on my right side right next to each other. One, I know, is where they took the drainage tube out of. I plan on asking my surgeon what the other incision was for when I see him next week. It's funny how 2 out of 6 hurt really bad.

[Lorraine Freeman 47]

Yeah I got this also, its just your body healing. I used to get it if I turned or bent a certain way, it felt like a sharp pain as if someone was sticking a needle in me from the inside.

If its sore all the time I would get checked, otherwise just keep an eye on the incisions to make sure they don't become infected.

[kscdvm 78]

This is common for the largest incision where the surgeon removes your stomach. A larger part of the muscle has to be cut than the smaller ports for the laparoscopic instruments. It happened to me too. I found putting ice on it worked better than pain meds for me. I iced it 10 minutes every hour until it felt better.

[kristyh 8]

Thanks good to know that I am not the only one! When did the pain start to go away for everybody?

[Heyher 581]

I learned after breast reduction that the quick almost zing like pain is the nerves that were cut firing off and trying to reconnect. Constant pain could indicate an infection at or under the skin. Monitor your temp if the pain is persistent and note any fever. Pain around the incision with heat and redness is cause for concern and a call to the doc/trip to ER. Pay attention to the type of pain and talk to your doc. But just remember there are tons of nerves that were cut through and tons of healing going on.

[kscdvm 78]

My sharp pains only lasted a few days.