needing advice please

hi all!this may be nothing but i need to know that im worrying over nothing.im seeing my doc tomorow and could ask him but i feel ill get a healthier realistic responce from my sisters.its just over a month since op and until last week i was doing great..maybe too great as im now feeling it.couldnt get out of my bed yesterday,cause of the awful pain in my left side.i know that the surgeon had to do more digging around in that side than she expected.i was in bad pain in that side for a week initialy but it went.now its back.its like a very sore stitch that throbs when i move around but goes when i lie.and my tum is still sore to touch.some bruising has come out on my left side last week.am i being a cry baby!?is this normal to feel still sore a month on?worried about telling my doc tomorow..terrified of ending back in the hospital.was intending to return to work next week..light duties,of course.im knackered all the time!could fall to sleep anywhere!i really expected to be further on in my recovery by now.worried that ive overdone things and worried of whats going on inside that i cant see.surely i cant have done much harm to myself??

Hello tashapoppet,

Sorry you're in pain. What kind of activities have you participated in over the past week or so? You may have done too much and now your body is telling you. It is critical that you NOT overdo it, and continue to rest so that you will heal properly. You just had major surgery and you're right, there is a a lot more going on inside of you than you realize. What type of hyst did you have, abdominal or vaginal? Either way, you have many sutures inside of you and like most people, we heal from the outside in. I had an abdominal hyst (vertical incision) on Nov. 13th and even though my exterior incision has healed over, I know that the interior work done is still extremely fragile. It is definitely normal that you still feel sore right now, and will for quite some time. It's been said by medical staff that it takes a person a good year before ones body fully recovers from a surgery. As for the fatigue, that will be with us for a while as well.

Please make certain to tell your doctor tomorrow about your current pain. The fact that you are showing new bruising on the side that's giving you trouble is a tell-tale sign that something is wrong. Hopefully it's nothing that will require another surgery, but there have been women who have had to have other procedures done to correct/repair damage they did during their recovery. In fact, some women are living with permanent/irreversible damage from over-doing it after surgery. I am three weeks out and am still sore, tired and have some pain when I bend over too much, twist, and when I empty my bowels & bladder. I understand this to be normal and although I'm beginning to feel somewhat "normal" again, I know how delicate my innards are and am very careful not to do too much. My body definitely lets me know when to stop. I can feel my sutures drawing tight and have twinges of pain that feel like a hot knife or hot toothpicks going through me. I do a little bit, then rest a while.

I am very concerned for you and hope you will tell your doctor. Please rest and continue to take it easy. Let us know how your doctor's visit goes.

~Pam

hi sambones.thanks for the reply.this is my 2nd big op now.first was for eptopic..same scar as i have now.this time i had ab hysterectomy horizontal scar.scar is taking longer to heal this time and aint as pretty as the first but i was warned about that!i hope to god that all is ok inside and that im worrying over nothing!i will tell my doc though.i just couldnt handle being opened up for a third time!i will let you know what she says to me tomorow.xxx

hi sambones..the thing that really puts the willies up me is the term "critical" used when relating to taking things easy.kinda worried of if i have done too much,what damage could i have done?oh well..ill soon get told by the doc tomorow!!