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Hey Sleevers,

I joined this side of the journey Monday afternoon. I've had a few speed bumps since and looking for some advice.

My surgeon "forgot" to list morphine as my drug of choice instead of dilaudid (sp?). Well, I ended up being on dilaudid for 8 hours making me super sick (vomiting excessively). When this occurred, I would puke to the right side of my body. For the past few days, my sutures on the left side have been very painful. It feels like they're constantly pulling and burning. Pain meds are ok but I'm concerned I pulled a muscle or something serious. There is a minor bulge (emphasis on minor) but not sure if there is something I can do for pain relieve or comfort. This makes walking extremely uncomfortable. I have been constantly icing it to try and relieve pain.

This is pretty freaking rough.

Any suggestions or advice?

Thanks so much.

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I freaked out because I did to much and started having deep pain like I pulled something. My dr said it's pretty common and take it easy. I did for a few days and it's much better. Yesterday I had a sneezing fit and hurt my right side. I think this early on its two steps forward and one back. One thing my dr did say is be careful using pain meds and doing too much because it doesn't hurt. Good luck!!

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have you called your surgeon? maybe see your primary if you are concerned about the bulge?

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I would call my surgeon to have it checked out but you can also try to alternate heat and ice and see if that helps,

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