I had surgery 12/16. I have felt great with minimal pain and have been off pain pills for a week. Today I was driving and slowly turned the wheel and felt a sharp stabbing pain at the large incision on the left. I am on the couch with a pain pill on board but most movement causes that horrific stabbing pain. What is this? What did I do? Please help. I feel like my first day post op. Thanks. ..ohh and first time poster. Hi..

Hello there! Could be a stitch popped? Please if you have pains strong enough to need pain meds call your doctor's Office or go to the ER just to be safe. Welcome here, and Happy New Year!

Yes please call your doctor or go to the ER

I called her and she did say it was probably a pulled stitch... : (. Lay down with pain meds and call tomorrow if I am not feeling any better.

Good that you called. Just take it easy, the less you move the less pain you might have. But again, take care of that body and when in doubt, call the doctor!!

Good that you called. Just take it easy, the less you move the less pain you might have. But again, take care of that body and when in doubt, call the doctor!!

Yah..I am on the couch alternating between heat and ice. I am surprised at how much one little stitch hurts and has landed me on my back. Thanks !!

We are all learning here from each other, and it is good support. I choked on a piece of soft chicken 1 month post op (ate too fast, did not chew well) and I thought it was a HEART ATTACK. I am serious. Please do not make my mistake!!!!!!

I had the same thing happen when getting out of bed. Called my doc and I popped an internal stitch. He said it was normal, the pain stuck around for a week or so. Good luck but call you doc if you are concerned.

I had the same thing happen when getting out of bed. Called my doc and I popped an internal stitch. He said it was normal, the pain stuck around for a week or so. Good luck but call you doc if you are concerned.

I did end up calling and yep she said a popped stitch...damn these things hurt...a lot !!!!!

I'm hoping this is what is going on with me. I think I overdid it physically and now I have this sharp pain in the lower left portion of my abdomen that even hurts around to my back. It's just below that indented stitch. I've been trying to rest but it hurts if I'm sitting up right. Standing, laying back and even walking a little and it's ok but sit wrong and the thing kills!!!

I'm hoping this is what is going on with me. I think I overdid it physically and now I have this sharp pain in the lower left portion of my abdomen that even hurts around to my back. It's just below that indented stitch. I've been trying to rest but it hurts if I'm sitting up right. Standing, laying back and even walking a little and it's ok but sit wrong and the thing kills!!!

Yah that is exactly what and where my pain is and yes this pain kills !!!