The pain on my left side at the upper incision is now at the point that I'm unable to sit up or bend without cringing in pain. It even hurts when I apply pressure to urinate. I saw physicians assistant on Friday and they said it's just the healing process of the muscle and wound where the stomach was pulled out and I may have re-injured it. But this is becoming steady enough that I'm needing help to do simple things, and I'm 3 weeks out Wednesday. Anyone else experience this? Trying to decide if I call dr office back and get "brushed off" or take more urgent action by going to ER??

Saw pain management doctor. He gave me a lidocaine patch and a pain drug that's not as strong as dilaudid. He too thinks it's muscular, said there's no major nerves in this area. This combo should work and allow me to live again!! And I am now home to rest better!!!

sorry to read about this... I hope you get better soon. all the best dear.

Hope you get better soon! Lots of positive healing thoughts sent your way

I don't know, maybe this is so off base but I thought I read on here somewhere about tight stitches and the sufferers had to wait 5 weeks for the stitches to pop? I'll try to find the thread for you.

I'm starting to think this may have some possibility. My skin in the area of the pain has what looks to be stretch marks (this is one area I didn't have them at) and when I brush my hand over them they are tender. It's like when I have the pain in stretching the skin and flesh in that area. Get this: I can do a sit up but I can't bend over without the searing pain.....I'm at a loss.

so you all are commenting on what I just am posting on and that is sharp pain on my left side.. I had a huge sneeze about a week ago and my side hasn't felt the same sense.. I went to my follow up and my doc asked if I heard a pop - I told him I didn't think so... but it's been sore ever since.. I walked 2 miles on treadmill yesterday and it's really hurting this morning. Your post all have helped because now I'm thinking I must have pulled a muscle..

I didn't have any issues like this but at my follow up appointment my surgeon mentioned that a huge sneeze is one of those things that sometimes hurts the scar line/muscles. So it must be common.

good to know.. thank you so much.. yes I have held in every sneeze since.. not going through that again that's for sure.

It sounds like a nerve pain to me too. There aren't any major nerves there but the minor ones are still painful! It will prob start going away with time. I've got patches on my belly that are extremely tender and others that are completely numb. It's all from cutting through my nerve endings. Good luck! I hope it gets better soon. Glad it's not a leak!

me too - I'm sure I would know what a leak would feel like and this isn't a leak.. just like I got kick in the ribs'.. I'm sure it will pass..I go back for my 2nd follow up on June 4th so hopefully it's gone by then if not I will raise the topic up to my doc at that time. Thanks everyone.

I am one week out. ????Told my doctor and he said to stretch it by turning and bending slowly. ?. He also suugested I use s hit bad that

Use a heat pad over the site helps done with thsoain????