Hi everyone,

I am curious if and when pain subsided at the incision sites... I have 5 total, the 3 small ones and the two to the left of the abdoment (large incision site and the drain site) --- the large incision site is very painful... there does not appear to be any exterior infection, no redness, smell or leakage. If this is normal 1 wk out do you know when this pain might subside? Any help would be great.

Thank you,

Jennifer

I am almost one week post operative too. sure the drain site is hurting the most. it is getting better though. hang on plz. it is just a wound. it just time to heal. soon it will be nothing. best wishes.

yah, my pain isn't stemming from the drain site. i just want to make sure its normal.

I would have to say it's fairly normal especially if you are using those ab muscles to get up and down from a sitting position or out of bed. It will get better, but I would recommend no pulling, tugging, and limit your bending over as much as possible. Also, make sure you aren't lifting over the amount that your surgeon suggested.

My surgery was done through one site and it hurt for quite awhile. I agree that the cutting of the ab muscles is what causes most problems I think. As long as there is no sign of infection I think this is normal healing.