pain... pain... pain

[Seela 1,187]

Omg... I was doing so good almost completely pain free at two weeks out. Started back to work yesterday and was so exhausted I came home, cried and fell asleep. Back to work today and did better but the muscle under the largest incision got mor and more sore as the day passed. Within 5 min of getting home it hurt so bad and it was constant. Then I coughed and it was as bad as it was right after surgery. Im not sure if something's wrong or if I'm just overdoing it. But it hurts and I'm scared.

[SarahB928 25]

My doctor told me it was the muscle growing back together and any exertion would aggravate it. So try to take it easy and allow your body some time to heal.

[Macy6 356]

I had the same issue. In fact until I started regularly using that area I had it every time I aggravated it. I am 10 weeks out and up until 2 weeks ago I was still having occasional pain. Now that I regularly use that area I am essentially back to normal.

[ksprite0305 5]

Same problem here. Had to go back and see my doc the pain was so bad. Tomorrow I'll be sleeved 3 weeks. I took two weeks off of work to recover and felt pretty good. By the second day back at work i couldn't move or touch that area. My doc said maybe I just over did it and gave me some mobic. I wear a brace around my stomach 24/7 and I swear by it.

[zelmo 20]

Apparently your surgeon didn't offer you an abdomen binder after surgery. Some doctors do and some don't. It helps with stabilizing your abdomen. It really helps. I wore mine 24/7 up to 6 weeks after my surgery because I didn't want to take a chance of feeling any pain from moving around. I would advise anyone to get a binder especially if they are going back to work soon after surgery just for comfort. It really helps if you are going to be on your feet for a long time. If you can get one...you should. Why experience pain if you don't have to. Check with your doctor about it.

[BerryChic 26]

I was told this is the next stage in the healing process.