Focused Abdominal Pain--One Week Out
Hello all. I will start off saying I am calling the program director at the hospital first thing in the morning to discuss with them, I will be going there tomorrow anyway for follow labs and for my nutrition program.
I have had some pretty intense bowel pressure/pain since day 1, and the last few days that has gradually gotten better. I have become more aware, especially yesterday and today, of this focused pain I get when I make contact with the center area of my abdomen towards the left side. My drain incision that is still being packed each day (and bled pretty damn good today) is a little farther to the left and away from the strongest pain area by a few inches. When I am sitting still, laying down or walking around it really does not bother me. But when I get up, twist a certain way or put pressure on it stings me. When I say put pressure on it, I mean very little pressure, just the slightest pressure in the right area (probably 3 square inches) and it is pretty intense. Outside of this I have had no issues, no nausea, dizziness ect. Also I check my temperature regularly and it is normal, I feel nothing negative in my body outside of this. I am getting at least 70 ounces of water a day (still on clear liquid diet only).
If it were more consistent and present more often, or if I had some other issues going on like swelling or fever ect, I would have this addressed tonight. But seeing as it hasn't gotten much worse in the last day or longer, I feel comfortable addressing it tomorrow with the program people at the hospital. I know no one can diagnose it, but has anyone had similar pain after surgery that developed in an area days after surgery? I fully expect there to be discomfort, but my concern is this wasnt like this a few days ago and certainly wasn't so centralized to one area. I can definitely deal with the pain if needbe for a while, I can work around it pretty well, but I figured I would throw it up on here and see if anyone can share a similar experience.
Thanks!
Dan
