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My legs and back hurt. Can walk around but not comfortable. Any tips

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Did your doctor prescribe you any pain meds? Nothing wrong with taking them, but walking now will make you feel much better in a few days.

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Your body has just gone through tremendous trauma. Take your pain meds and go to bed.

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Yes, take the pain medicine if you need it. I would get in the shower and let the warm Water run on my back. It was relaxing. hang in there.

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I didn't take my pain meds. Instead I took extra strength Tylenol. I worked for me.

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So it is ok to not feel great then haha. Taking Tylenol e Codiene every 4 hrs

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It is very much okay not to feel well right now. You're still healing from major surgery. Baby yourself and give yourself some time.

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Ditto to what others have said, take your pain meds, and as much as it might hurt or be uncomfortable, be sure to get up and walk around a little bit every hour or so if you can. It will help you later. Also, my stomach muscles hurt quite a bit (of course), and I thought the heating pad was the answer, but at my 1 week follow up appt. the nurse told me to use a cold pack as it would help reduce the swelling/inflammation, which is why my stomach muscles were hurting. Not sure if heat or cold is the answer for hip/back pain, but just keep moving as best you can every so often, the rest of the time, take your meds and rest up! :)

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Ditto to what others have said' date=' take your pain meds, and as much as it might hurt or be uncomfortable, be sure to get up and walk around a little bit every hour or so if you can. It will help you later. Also, my stomach muscles hurt quite a bit (of course), and I thought the heating pad was the answer, but at my 1 week follow up appt. the nurse told me to use a cold pack as it would help reduce the swelling/inflammation, which is why my stomach muscles were hurting. Not sure if heat or cold is the answer for hip/back pain, but just keep moving as best you can every so often, the rest of the time, take your meds and rest up! :)[/quote']

Anytime there is inflammation, ice is the answer. After the inflammation is gone, heat helps with the circulation which aids in healing. So, initially it's almost always ice no matter what the trauma.

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