Sharp lower right pain-"phantom pains"?

[crohnie2]

I have crohns and had bowel resection4 yeaRs ago and now am taking cimzia, bentyl. I haven't had pain for awhile but recently started randomly getting a sharp pain in the lower right quadrant (right near surgery site). Its happening a few times a day now. The pain comes and goes. I can see the veins here now (I don't think they seemed so visible before). I have low iron and am taking iron supplements, but I'm wondering if people w sharp pain ever get "phantom" pains near the surgery site, which my gastro said is possible (but I've never really experienced before). I had colonoscopy last yr which found ulcers in duodendum andsmall intestine. I took protonix which I think helped get rid of the ulcer pains(I'm glad I'm done w protonix bc it made me dizzy ) I just hope I don't wAnt to end up w more problems and a bunch of follow-up appointments. Just curious if anyone has heard of these phantom pains? It makes me somewhat anxious bc this pain is right near the surgery site. Thank you all!

 

[DJW]

Hi. I've experienced phantom rectal pain. In your case I'd be concerned that the crohn's has returned in the surgical area.

 

[troutdogs]

I agree with the above, crohn's has a high recurrence rate even with surgical resection. It is 50% by 5 years and it recurs in the same spot.

 

[afidz]

Its best to get it checked out just in case, but phantom pains can happen at surgery sites. I have had 15 surgeries on my abdomen and I get stabbing pains all the time. Surgery kills and/or damages nerve endings and sometimes those nerves can misfire as they try to heal causing the pain you are describing