Pain?

[Lene9 1]

Friends,

jan 2 was my surgery date and two days ago I noticed that when I stretch or stand up completely straight it feels like I’m pulling something on the left lower abdomin by my belly button where I have my largest incision. My induction looks healed . The best way to describe it, is that it feels like a sore muscle.

I have had some Nausea lately but no fever and no pain anywhere else.

Thought?

[Creekimp13 5,840]

I think it's just your abdominal muscle healing. When you stretch...it stretches the muscle...and that can break down a little of the scar tissue. It's normal and will be ok:)

I wouldn't worry unless it gets gets considerably worse, you get new bulges, or you have other symptoms. A little pain at a new incision as it heals is very common...particularly when you start to feel good enough to stretch a little:)

Edited January 28, 2018 by Creekimp13

[Lene9 1]

5 minutes ago, Creekimp13 said:

I think it's just your abdominal muscle healing. When you stretch...it stretches the muscle...and that can break down a little of the scar tissue. It's normal and will be ok:)

I wouldn't worry unless it gets gets considerably worse, you get new bulges, or you have other symptoms. A little pain at a new incision as it heals is very common...particularly when you start to feel good enough to stretch a little:)

Thank you so much! I was just worried that maybe I had a leak but without the symptoms

[Biddy zz 🏳️🌈 1,003]

I have had something like this occur three times - I just took it very gently the next couple of days til it settled. I asked my surgeon last week - he said just what @Creekimp13 did - either the scar tissue, or possibly a small fibre of repairing muscle has sprung apart. It settles. If there is a bulge at the site, it is a hernia through a muscle gap, watch for that.

Rest, no heavy lifting (or housework of any sort, I keep saying at home!!)

Otherwise, all going ok?

[James Marusek 5,244]

The largest incision point is the longest to heal. I am 5 years post-op. I think it took about a year or two before I could no longer feel it.

[Losebig 508]

I've had the same with this surgery as well as with another large scar. It can be quite painful if you really stretch it, but it's just scar tissue. I talked to my surgeon about it at my last checkup as well

[kitty1392 14]

Same deal for me. I felt an almost constant deep ‘pulling’ type of pain at my largest incision for about 3.5 weeks. Wearing a binder helped decrease the intensity of the pain. My surgeon told me not to worry about it. A post-op nurse/friend told me to be careful with my movements to prevent a hernia.