Surgery was March 5. All ok until March 9 (Day 5 after surgery). Sharp pains, like knife stabs left chest above larger incision. After 2 days of increasing pain, I experimented today. If I don't drink anything at all, I'm fine. Moments after taking first sips, the pain starts and only the narcotics take the edge off the pain. Is anyone else experiencing this? I have an appt. with my surgeon, but would like to have any feedback from any of you-especially if you had feedback from your surgeon on this issue-before I see him. Otherwise I have been fine: up walking up a storm the day after surgery...no vomiting... no nausea. Everything was fine (except the usual incision site pain) until day 5... so strange and worrisome. Thanks for any feedback!

Call your doc now! Don't wait. It may be nothing, it may be something...it may be something that requires quick treatment. Your doctor will NOT mind a phone call about this! If you were fine and then had pain 5 days after the surgery, that warrants a physician's attention.