I am a little over two weeks post-surgery from my laparoscopic colon resection (had 5-6 inches of stricture removed). All in all, my recovery has been okay (despite some issues with pain management in the first few days). Yesterday I went for my two week follow-up and was feeling good. However, it was an hour-long ride to hospital and about a block of walking to and from the car. While I have been fairly active in the past few days, it was a lot. I felt fine to and from the appointment but last night I started getting pain in my left side of the stomach, just under/near my hip bone. It became worse over night, waking me in my sleep. All day today it has been excruciating. My Tramadol/Tylenol mix is not helping at all. My surgeon told me to take some Dilaudid while we wait on some blood work to come back, but I am losing my mind with this pain. If it gets worse, they said go to the ER. I am not sure if it is worse that this AM, but it is just constant and I cannot get any relief. I cannot tell if it is muscular in nature (since it is so close to my hip joint, which seems weird) or whether it is intestinal. Either way, it is a completely new and different pay than I have had so far. After surgery I felt dull and achy pain. What I feel now is sharp, shooting, and constant. I did have one BM this morning so it does not seem to be an obstruction.
I am just trying to hang on until tomorrow afternoon when I hear from my doctor again, but does anyone have experience with something like this?
Thanks in advance,
Andrea
I am just trying to hang on until tomorrow afternoon when I hear from my doctor again, but does anyone have experience with something like this?
Thanks in advance,
Andrea
