Left side pain

[Mommabird 367]

I've read a lot about the fact that left side incision pain usually lasts longer than anywhere else. Can anyone tell me about how long your pain lasted?

I was putting up with it ok until the mountain cedar pollen count went to extremely high. I now have the scratchy throat, stuffy nose, headache and a constant cough. My left side has gone from annoying to the point that I'm reconsidering getting off my pain medication.

I'm two weeks post-op.

[Beni 1,484]

At 4 weeks it was completely gone for me but it was more like a pulling sensation by week two and it would only bother me getting out of bed or bending. Take it easy. You'll get there. Now I don't even know I had incisions and i'm 8 weeks post.

[Mommabird 367]

Thanks, Beni, I was doing okay until I got caught by surprise by a coughing spasm. Now it hurts to move any at all. I'm going to contact the surgeon's office (all my care for the next year is supposed to be through them) about what kind of cough medicine I can take. It's going to be a miserable night!

[Djmohr 6,965]

Sorry you are feeling so bad Mommabird!

For me the pain was bearable within 5 days. I was off pain meds almost immediately. I would definitely contact your surgeons office and see if they have any advice for you.

[Mommabird 367]

I've been cleared to take some tussin DM and the one dose I've had so far is really helping. My daughter picked up some sugar free liquid benadryl and cough drops. I may just survive this!