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I will be 4 weeks post-op tomorrow and the pain has been pretty manageable for a week or two. Last night I started with pretty intense, left sided abdominal pain near my ribs. I feel a little bit of a knot and assume it's normal healing, but am wondering if anyone else had this. I've been glued to the heating pad most of the day today because of the pain. It's bad enough that I'm nauseous and I don't have any pain meds left. I've been taking Tylenol with little relief. I do have my 1 month follow up on Monday, so I'm trying to hold out until then. Is this normal?

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I don't know if this is normal, but I have the same problem. I called the doctor's office, and it must be normal because they didn't call back.

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On ‎11‎/‎15‎/‎2017 at 6:09 PM, mel1214 said:

I will be 4 weeks post-op tomorrow and the pain has been pretty manageable for a week or two. Last night I started with pretty intense, left sided abdominal pain near my ribs. I feel a little bit of a knot and assume it's normal healing, but am wondering if anyone else had this. I've been glued to the heating pad most of the day today because of the pain. It's bad enough that I'm nauseous and I don't have any pain meds left. I've been taking Tylenol with little relief. I do have my 1 month follow up on Monday, so I'm trying to hold out until then. Is this normal?

Did the pain go away Mel or are you still suffering from it? I just wondered whether you contacted your surgeon's office and got a response?

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I had my 1 month follow up today and they said the pain is normal. It will probably take another week or so to go away, but it’s from where they staple the muscles together to prevent a hernia. Glad to know it’s normal, but wish it was going to go away sooner.


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