Is it normal to not be able to bend over or sit up totally straight 7 days post op?
on 2/28/14 5:22 am
I had that for at least 2 weeks post-op. My whole right side of my torso was super sore, like I'd done a million sit-ups! And the spot you describe, just to the right of my bellybutton, was super sore for about 3 weeks, maybe more; my surgeon said that he does a complicated figure-eight suture through several layers of muscle in that spot, and lots of people have a lot of soreness there.
He suggested using ice to make it feel better, so I held bags of frozen veggies wrapped in an old t-shirt on my stomach and it definitely helped.

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WOw! First of all I just read my original post again...and boy can you tell I was drugged up when I typed that or what?! haha.
Second of all, thanks for your responses! I'm glad I'm not experiencing anything too out of the norm. I was just worried because I had felt SO almost normal on Wednesday and Thursday and then whamo today so much pain again. I am thinking maybe I over did it the two days I felt good. I have been icing like crazy and getting back on my pain pills so hopefully that will help. In the mean time I'll just try and be patient! :)
Totally normal. I'm only four weeks post op and it's just this past week that I can finally start to bend over without having pain or pulling at any of the incision sites. Give yourself time... and wear slip-on shoes for awhile if you can!
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