A week out of surgery and sharp pain on my left side

msblues
on 6/2/09 5:23 pm - Santa Cruz, CA
Hi all,
I may have done too much activity yesterday and developed a sharp pain pretty close to one of my incisions. It feels internal and it feel like its pinching. I called my doctor and I have an appointment on Thursday. I was doing so well in recovery too, but this has definitely slowed me down. 

Has anybody else experienced sharp pain around a week out of surgery that might or might not be associated with the incision.  The incision itself does not look irritated and I don't have a fever either.

Any insights or ideas would be appreciated.

MsBlues
Nancy H.
on 6/3/09 4:41 am - CA
I remember having the same pain under that incision and wondering if I had torn something. But the incision never became red or hot or inflamed, so the doctor said not to worry. That same incision kept me from sleeping on my side/stomach for 5 long weeks, but it did finally get better. People kept telling me it would get better, but I worried anyway. Try not to; if there is something wrong, you will be able to tell by how it looks.

I hope this helps a bit and proves to be the same for you,  nancy

msblues
on 6/3/09 6:54 am - Santa Cruz, CA
This is helpful. Thanks for posting. My mind is really good at running away with worst case scenarios and what you described is exactly what I am experiencing.  The incision looks fine, nothing is inflamed, I just have sharp pain whenever I move.  I do see my surgeon tomorrow so hopefully more will be known then. Thanks again!
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