Hi all.

So I've been chugging along, doing great...until this morning. I coughed and all of a sudden it felt like a knife in my belly. It's still really tender, but now I'm all scared that I've ripped something in there. It's under one of my smaller incisions. It's not hot or warm, no bruising.

Anyone else have this issue? Of course this would happen the day before i go back to work. ???? any advice would be most appreciated.

Heather

call you doctors office and ask to speak with the nurse or phone nurse if they have one and ask them just to be sure everything is ok. !

Yeah i was going to call when they opened.

This sounds like it may be at your drain site...this heals much more slowly than all the other incisions and generally doesn't have any visual indication. Yes, coughing was absolutely painful for a week, and the nurses told me that it helped to press a pillow over my abdomen to lessen the impact...didn't really help. The pain is indeed quite sharp, but trust me, it passes.

Ok, I called. Basically, I'm just gonna have to suffer through it. Hooray.

At least I don't have to go back in.