HORRIBLE PAINS

Hey, The pains that I had were on the left side. My drain was on the right. The drain area really never hurt. I called Columbia yesterday @ 11 a.m. and was on the phone (on hold) for 30 minutes then they said I would get a call back. Here it is nearly 24 hrs later and still no call back. The pains are not there now, but it did concern me. Cheryl

Dear Cheryl,

Reading your post took me back a couple of months....Oh girl-I remember thinking, because the pain was so horrific, that something pulled apart or is ripping in there-because I couldnt imagine that pain being just a casual side effect-HOLY CRAP-it hurt-and I too, called to check on it-and I was told to take it TOTALLY easy for a couple of days and if it didnt go away OR became constant to get back to the office or the hospital-but after 3 days of resting (whether sitting or not-I was to take it EASY, at home-and do NOTHING *hint hint*) and it did go away, BUT-for like 3 months post op-it would come back for a couple of days at a time here and there. When I went to my check up-they checked me over and everything was okay....all the pain was in the drain incision site and yes-it is normal-and yes, even lots of laughing will irritate everything in there-so stay away from funny people for a bit-LOL....There were times I couldnt stand up straight after the stabbing pain episodes....So-it does happen to a lot of us-so just TAKE IT EASY...remember-you just had major surgery-its going to take your insides a couple of months to get all normal again!! Of course, I am not a doc, I can just tell you that I went through the same thing, and in my case, it was all okay and normal....I will keep you in my prayers-good luck and please take it easy!!!  All my love, Janet