Increase in pain in first week post-op

I'm calling my doc tomorrow morning for a pain med refill and will ask about this then, but in the meantime, have any of you had an increase in pain post op instead of it just decreasing?

I had TVH, TOT sling and big rectocele repair five days ago. By day three I was seeing a Decrease in pain and was even able to use less pain meds. But the night of day 4 post op I was starting to get sharp pains around rectocele repair that I chalked up to stitches and less swelling. Pain has increased again today, and I'm back at the level of pain meds I was using when I first got home.

No fever or other signs of infection, and with max dose of pain meds the pain is manageable, though I can't really sit in recliner at all now. Does this sound normal? I know rectocele repairs are usually pretty painful, so am I just being a wimp?

After I came home from the hospital, my pain got worse before it got better. I think this happened when all the anesthesia wore off and I was REALLY able to feel everything. I was able to control my pain with my meds. If yours isn't controlled by your meds, I'd definitely call your doctor. Hang in there, it gets better.

I am glad you are calling your doctor because any new pain is concerning especially if it is back to the same level as right after surgery. Please keep us posted.

Talked to the nurse this morning. She thinks I'm doing too much, which is kind of funny given how much I'm NOT doing! The good news is that as I have no other concerning symptoms, and since the level of pain I'm describing to her is consistent with what they expect after the extent of repair work I've had done, I can just watch and wait for now. I have to call immediately if there is any additional increase in pain though.
In the meantime, she says I should stick to taking max dose of pain meds and not try to taper quite yet, that I should get a donut thing to sit on when I'm in the recliner and to cut my activity and use ice packs as needed.
Rectoceles are a drag! I'll be so glad when everything is healed and I can pick up my toddler and play tag w my 6 year old and drive myself to the grocery store again!