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Ok maybe I'm just being impatient but I just want to compare pain post surgery. I'm 6 days out and the large incision still hurts quite a bit. It feels like I've been hit in the stomach with a baseball bat. Is that normal. It's not a constant pain it only hurts if I'm walking standing or trying to stand or trying to sit. It just feels like the whole area is bruised. I haven't taken pain meds since Monday due to my own personal demons and some family demons with pain medication. I'm almost sure that's why I feel so much pain but I'm just trying to see if its normal. If that can even really be answered.

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Yep. Normal. My pain didn't start to subside until halfway through the second week. It helped to have an abdominal binder. If the hospital didn't give you one, def get one.

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Try the OTC (over the counter) meds, there are liquid pain meds that could help you with pain and discomfort, if you prefer to stay away from prescription meds. I haven't had the procedure yet. I have allergies to so many pain meds. I will rely on the OTC. Contact your doc to find out most effective types. A heating pad helps too.

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I was also in so much pain on the main incision that shot through my back like a fire poker!! I could only walk for a few minutes before I would be doubled over in pain. Last night I was tossing & turning in my sleep and felt a big POP near my incision. Now today I am 100% pain free!! Hopefully you will be pain free soon!

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