Hi Everyone,

Just hoping can I find some help as my surgeon tosses pain meds at me and I'm frankly a bit frustrated. I have severe pain with sitting to type at the computer; stabbing; knifelike to the point where i have to stand to get relief. I have an appt with another surgeon in the practice but am really quite down as I asked how soon I could retrun to work and I was told 2 weeks! Is this common with a hernia repair?? If there is anyone out there who can tell me when this will abate I would so appreciate it:frown:

Umm no I was only off work 3 days for my surgery. I also had the band put in and a fairly large hiatal hernia repaired. It was done laproscopically.

The area was tender for about a week but that's pretty much it. Yea definitely follow up with another doctor.

Umm no I was only off work 3 days for my surgery. I also had the band put in and a fairly large hiatal hernia repaired. It was done laproscopically.

The area was tender for about a week but that's pretty much it. Yea definitely follow up with another doctor.

The same for me but I took off 3 weeks from work.. I would go see another doctor about ya pain..

Could it be a hematoma?? Is there bump or one poking out where your port cut is?? I had one and it hurt soooo bad!!! Looked like a babys foot poking out!!

Hi Everyone,

Just hoping can I find some help as my surgeon tosses pain meds at me and I'm frankly a bit frustrated. I have severe pain with sitting to type at the computer; stabbing; knifelike to the point where i have to stand to get relief. I have an appt with another surgeon in the practice but am really quite down as I asked how soon I could retrun to work and I was told 2 weeks! Is this common with a hernia repair?? If there is anyone out there who can tell me when this will abate I would so appreciate it:frown:

My first question would be where are you feeling the pain. If it is in your left shoulder/neck area and feels like a knife stabbing, then there are certainly others with the same pain. When I first had it I thought something was seriously wrong. It hurt like a horse kicked me or something, nothing light or easy to ignore.

I had a hiatal hernia repair and had this extreme pain until about 5-6 weeks out. Tylenol did nothing for it. Massage helped a little bit and laying in a bathtub (taking care not to run enough Water to cover any belly incisions but enough to soak your neck/shoulder area helped much more.

It went away over time. My surgeon said it was common with hernia repairs and was referred pain that was actually originating from a nerve in my diaphragm. There was nothing to really be done about it, just waiting it out.

Does this sound like it could be your issue?